Background Company overview British Petroleum (BP) is the world largest retailer of gasoline in the United States. It ranks at the top of three global oil and gas industry. From the corporate watch website (2009)‚ it pointed out that almost 70% of the profits are gained from the US and Europe. In addition‚ BP is also devoted for aviation fuels and shipping aspects. It is reported that about 900 ports and more than 1400 airports have been supplied by the BP’s lubricants and fuels. Meanwhile
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QUESTION 1 a. A downward-sloping demand curve shows in both graphs when the quantity at each price is doubled what it was. However‚ the curve in demand for pharmaceutical drugs is drawn with a relatively steep slope as inelastic products. Equilibrium price down-sloping along the demand curve while quantity in both market increased to some extent. b. In inelastic demand of pharmaceutical drugs‚ the percentage change in price is greater than the percentage change in quantity demanded. While in elastic
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Organisations and Environment Analysis of the External Environment The dimension of the external environment which interests me the most is the economic dimension. Economics can be described as the social science that deals with the production‚ allocation and distribution of scare resources in order to please the unlimited wants and needs that individuals boast. Economics is also research into aspects such as interest rates‚ inflation‚ gross national product and unemployment in order to
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GET PHOTO Macro- Environmental Research paper Written by Jessica Broughan 3283990 Adrian Kazacos 3238737 Joshua Shuean Loong Lee 3364045 Matthew Austin Priyono 3310026 Hugo Ross 3377946 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Lite n Easy is an exclusively Australian business and has been ‘making it easy to eat well since 1986.’ The organisation deliver great tasting‚ healthy meals that make it easy to lose weight and manage your weight. It’s also a convenient solution for time poor
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References: Online‚ 27 March‚ 2001. Goetzl‚ David‚ Virgin Atlantic Airways‚ Advertising Age‚ 26 June‚ 2000. Vol. 71‚ Issue 27‚ Page 37. Philip Cateora‚ John Graham and Mary Gilly‚ International Marketing‚ 28 September‚ 2012.
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If you were having a conversation with a Keynesian and a Classical economist‚ and the conversation turned to why the economy is experiencing high unemployment and what the government should do about it‚ how would each economist explain unemployment and what policies would each advocate? If I were having a conversation about why the economy is experiencing high unemployment and what the government should do about it‚ with a Keynesian and a Classical economist I think that the economists would explain
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1. Suppose that changes in bank regulations expand the availability of credit cards so that people need to hold less cash. If the central bank does not respond to this event‚ what will happen to the price level? Use a diagram to assist in answering this question. 2. Use the loanable funds model to explain what happens to interest rates and investment if a government moves from a balanced budget position to a budget surplus. 3. Suppose that the T-account for The Open Campus National
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CHAPTER TWO EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT ANALYSIS At the end of this chapter‚ the student should be able to: 1. Understand the processes for an environmentally conscious organization. 2. Know the importance of SWOT analysis in analyzing both external and internal environment. 3. Understand the different segments of the external environment known as the general environment. 4. To find out how the strength of the company’s competitive forces are congruent with the industry’s through the five-forces
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can address every important topic‚ so we will learn diff models as we study diff topics Economic analysis may be positive or normative: Positive analysis: Analysis concerned with what is Positive statements can be evaluated as true or false using only data. For example‚ “After speeding cameras were installed on I-38‚ the average speed of motorists decreased.” Normative analysis: Analysis concerned with what ought to be. Normative statemnts involve personal values‚ so they cannot be evaluated
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the playing arena of Foster. Secondly‚ identify Foster’s missions‚ sales and revenues in the past. Thirdly‚ evaluate the external sales environment‚ including customer and competition analysis. Fourthly‚ forecasting the future external scenario. Fifth‚ analysing the existing sales operations‚ and evaluating it through gaps‚ key successful factors‚ and SWOT analysis. Finally‚ we gave Foster the recommendation on sales operation strategy for the next three years‚ and also evaluated the pros and cons
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