macro-environment in which the firm operates can be expressed in terms of the following factors • Political • Economic • Social • Technological The acronym PEST (or sometimes rearranged as "STEP") is used to describe a framework for the analysis of these macro environmental factors. In this document we will discuss only two factors. 1. Socio-cultural factors 2. Technological factors TELENOR HISTORY: Telenor is the Telecommunication Company in Norway. Telenor started
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Slave Trade had was the help in the development of the Americas. Population loss and social disruption from trade caused the underdevelopment of Africa. The culture in the Americas also changed as the slaves brought their culture with them. Although there were many negative effects from the Atlantic Slave Trade there were also some positive ones. The slaves had a large impact on the development in the Americas as they caused the growth in agriculture and the economy. If the slaves were not brought
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............................................ 2 CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR ON PURCHASE OF DETERGENTS IN BRAZIL ................. 2 2.1. 2.2. Consumer decision Process ................................................................................. 2 Influences on consumer decision making ............................................................ 2 3. MAIN PLAYERS AND THEIR CURRENT STRATEGIES .................................................. 3 3.1. 3.2. Unilever and their current strategies .
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safety and security of the nation. Global trends will be a major consideration when forming our strategic HRM policies for the next 10-15 years. The NIC’s treatment of demography identifies four trends that its authors argue will substantially influence the future of international relations – to 2030 and beyond: * Aging, which they call “a tectonic shift” for developed countries but also increasingly many developing; * Youthful Societies and States, which they note is a shrinking but
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MEGATRENDS UNDERPINNING TOURISM TO 2020 Analysis of key drivers for change Larry Dwyer, Deborah Edwards, Nina Mistilis, Carolina Roman, Noel Scott and Chris Cooper Analysis of Key Drivers for Change Technical Reports The technical report series present data and its analysis, meta-studies and conceptual studies, and are considered to be of value to industry, government and researchers. Unlike the Sustainable Tourism Cooperative Research Centre’s Monograph series, these reports have not
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Understanding Demographic Trends Demographic trends reveal developments and changes in human population. More specifically, demographic trends relate to changes in a population’s age, gender, geographical location, marital status, educational attainment, employment status, household income, race, religion, and health. Africa is the second-largest and second most populous continent on earth with an estimated population in 2013 of 1.033 billion people. Africa is home to 54 recognized sovereign states and
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employed. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS. Descriptive statistics, factor analysis, and Friedman test have been employed in the study. The principal components factor analysis resulted in seven independent dimensions: (1) innovative features, (2) image, (3) price, (4) personal recommendation, (5) durability and portable aspects, (6) media influence, and (7) post-sales service. The top three most important factors influencing consumer choice of mobile phones are: innovative features, recommendation
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Indonesia – Asia’s Stumbling Giant Case Prepared for Prepared by Case Analysis The political, economic, and legal systems are the most important implication for international business. Those systems influence each other and build the attractiveness of a country as an investment site. This attractiveness is connected with potential long-term benefits and costs, and related with both those sides risk of running business activity. The central issue of this case is solving the problem
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included in the Ninth Malaysian Plan with ‘Malaysia my second home’, as Malaysian government had eliminated the restriction to promote the foreign investment. In addition, an increase of the output growth has result in the productivity and employment growth. Meanwhile, the higher productivity effect of growth will increase the employment sector as well as increase the income of individual. As the income level and economic condition have been increased, the Malaysian is prepared to commit to more spending
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rights are better protected. The industry is also larger in countries with wealthier and more educated populations, where the industry is older, trading costs are lower and in which defined contribution pension plans are more prevalent. The industry is smaller in countries where barriers to entry are higher. These results indicate that laws and regulations, supply-side and demand-side factors simultaneously affect the size of the fund industry. 1. Introduction Over the past few decades, the
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