In the Philippines: Today‚ as of the second quarter of the 2013‚ the Philippines’ sees unemployment at the rate of 7.5%‚ an increase from the 1st quarters 7.1%. Even with this slight upward movement‚ the country is still below its average in the past decade of 8.6%. In the latest results of the April 2013 Labor Force Survey (LFS)‚ the National Statistics Office reported that the number of agricultural workers decreased from an estimated 12.47 million in April 2012 to 11.84 million in April 2013
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significance: - Mangrove forests are among the most productive terrestrial eco systems and are natural and are a renewable resource. Mangroves are not a marvel just for their adaptations but also for the significant role they play in our environment. * Mangrove ecosystem act as Buffer Zone between the land and sea. * Mangroves protect the coast against erosion due to wind‚ waves‚ water currents and protect coral reefs‚ sea-grass bed and shipping lanes against siltation. They are also
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In international business‚ knowledge about political environments is very important. Why? Please provide examples. The Political environment is often a direct consequence of the political parties in power‚ which represents the popular opinion of the citizens of the region. If the citizens are‚ for example‚ pro-Big Business then probably taxation will be modest and there will not be a lot of stringent rules about environmental considerations.If the citizens are very concerned about safety issues
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Market Size and growth rate: Market size of the industry is 40 billon and the industry has been growing at the rate 20% during the period 2000-08. The industry is currently in the rapid growth and takeoff phase since many innovations are coming up and the industry is being attracted by many big corporate to enter in. Number of rivals: The industry is divided into two sub segments: routine tests and specialised tests. In routine test segment‚ the industry is fragmented into many small companies
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proactive to the constantly changing dynamics of the business environment within which any organization operates. It is widely recognized at the start of the twenty-first century that the pace of change is accelerating around the world as the globalization of economies forces businesses to respond. Figure 2.1‚ representing the systematic marketing process has‚ at the start of the process‚ an appreciation of the external business environment on which all strategy and subsequent marketing decisions
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MARKETING ENVIRONMENT Introduction Marketing does not occur in a vacuum. The marketing environment consists of external forces that directly and/or indirectly impact the organization. Changes in the environment create opportunities and threats for the organizations. Definition: ▪ A company’s marketing environment consists of the actors and forces outside marketing that affect the marketing management’s ability to develop and maintain successful relationship with its target markets
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Title: Of Mice and Men Author: John Steinbeck Protagonist: George and Lennie Antagonist: Curly‚ Society Themes: The Predatory Nature of Human Existence‚ Fraternity and the Idealized Male Friendship‚ The Impossibility of the American Dream‚ Friendships‚ Isolation‚ Confinement Quotes: “We know what we got‚ and we don’t care whether you know it or not.”‚ “I got you to look after me‚ and you got me to look after you‚ and that’s why.”‚ “Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other
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marketing environment surrounds and impacts upon the organization. There are three key elements to the marketing environment which are the internal environment‚ the microenvironment and the macroenvironment. Why are they important? Well marketers build both internal and external relationships. Marketers aim to deliver value to satisfied customers‚ so we need to assess and evaluate our internal business/corporate environment and our external environment which is subdivided into micro and macro. Internal
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Organizational Environment Organizational Environment: those forces outside its boundaries that can impact it. Forces can change over time and are made up of Opportunities and Threats. (7) The Organizational environment refers to the forces that can make an impact. Forces made up opportunities and threats. Organizations do not exist in isolation. It works with the overall environment. Scholars have divided these environmental factors into two main parts as. Internal Environment External Environment
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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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