Module 2 Understanding the external environment Task 1: Summarise the attractiveness of the industry. 1a) Identify the industry‚ product segments and value chain. The industry is the coffee industry. Coffee is one of the most valuable traded commodities in the world. In the volume of coffee trade there is 90% trading in green bean from producer countries and 10% trading in manufactured coffee. Consumption of coffee grow low in the world. Since the early 1980s‚ only ther growth only 1.2% annually
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Assignment 2: External and Internal Environments Business 499 Zavier Pyles Professor May January 30th‚ 2013 Vroom Vroom! This is the welcomed sound that automobile owners and manufacturers like to hear. It is the sound of completion‚ success‚ and satisfaction. But what happens when this sound is drowned out by weakened profits‚ customer dissatisfaction‚ and industry weakness? In comes the government bailout of the automobile industry. In recent years‚ 2008-2010‚ Ford‚ GM‚ and Chrysler
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SOO CHUNG KIAN EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENT: Industry Environment by using Porter’s Five Forces Figure 1: Porter’s five forces model Porter’s five forces analysis is a framework that is used for the industry analysis and business strategy development. This analysis determines the competitive intensity and therefore attractiveness of a market. A change in any of the forces normally requires a company to re‐assess the marketplace. Rivalry The competition between operators and the rivalry are
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critical for organization to understand the importance of external environment‚ which includes remote‚ operating and industrial environments before developing its future objective. Each environment bases on different factors‚ therefore the analysis of external environment will help the company seeks for new opportunity in many areas as well as discovering challenges that might have direct impact to the organization in the future. The remote environment consists of the study of the economic trend such as
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known as external factors or influences. These will affect the main internal functions of the business and possibly the objectives of the business and its strategies. Main Factors The main factor that affects most business is the degree of competition how fiercely other businesses compete with the products that another business makes. The other factors that can affect the business are: Social how consumers‚ households and communities behave and their beliefs. For instance‚ changes in attitude
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Analysis of the External Environment of Business In today’s highly competitive market‚ businesses must be aware of the environment in which they operate and the external factors that influence them. These factors can affect the main internal factors of the business and its objectives or marketing strategies. The external environment is rarely stable and many of the external forces can change quickly and dramatically and are usually beyond a firm’s control. Although some external factors can
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Assignment 2: External and Internal Environments April 28th‚ 2013 The forces within the general environment‚ including politico legal‚ economic‚ technological‚ socio cultural and international forces‚ have a broad general impact on the organization. Although these forces do not always have a direct influence on the organization’s daily activities‚ they are important. Today eBay users can bid anything from office equipment’s to real estate to cars. It is surprisingly true but perplexing that
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EXTERNAL ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS There are 7 external environmental factors. They are political‚ economic‚ sociocultural‚ technology‚ customers‚ competitors and suppliers. Each of these factors have a great impact to an organization. They offer both opportunities and treats to organization. POLITICAL factors refer to the relationship between a business and a government. Every organization must spend a great time and money to meet with governmental regulation. ECONOMIC factors refer to the conditions
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External Environment: Opportunities and Threats for JetBlue Airway Societal environment After September 2001‚ air travel decreased sharply and major airline companies had lost the money. This makes those airline companies to increase the debt by tapping their credit lines and/or issuing bonds. These actions were vital to help the carriers survive the dramatic decline in passenger levels and fares‚ and the sharp increase in losses‚ but left most of the major airlines burdened with huge debt
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Assessment of the Strategic Environment Team Assignment #1 Before completing: Discuss with your group how insights from this assignment will help you complete your project. What will you learn? How will it help you evaluate your product’s prospects for the future? A. Demographic 1. What major demographic developments and trends will pose opportunities or threats for this company? In consumer markets‚ one of the key forces is demographics. Difference in the size of commercial‚ industrial
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