SOUTHWEST AIRLINES CASE STUDY UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH MODEL STUDENT ANSWER 29TH MARCH 2013 CONTENTS PAGE 1. EXTERNAL ANALYSIS 1.1 Wider Macro-Environmental Analysis - US Airline Industry POLITICAL The extant US Airline Deregulation Changes in the political environment can have major consequences for the airline industry. One such political consideration that has had a major consequence for the airline industry is the recent deregulation of the industry
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Pestel analysis of Titan Watches PESTEL analysis : Pestel stands for Political‚ Economical‚ Sociocultural‚ Technological Environmental‚ Legal analysis of the external environment affecting the business. PESTEL analysis is done by managers to understand the macro environmental factors affecting the business. These analysis are strategic tools for understanding market growth‚ market share‚ latest trends etc. * Political factors : These refer to the relevant
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Professor Lisa Epstein September 28‚ 2009 Executive Summary The main problem that Microsoft is having in Europe is with the antitrust ruling. As stated in the case “The immediate issue before the court is whether to uphold the European Commission’s landmark 2004 antitrust decision against Microsoft or to side with Microsoft in its appeal.” (Pearce-Robinson‚ 8-1) The two main issues that the case is about is Microsoft tying their media player in with the operating system and not willing to release
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7 Steps to Business Success A guide to help you assess whether your business will be a success Welcome to the Queensland Government’s ‘7 steps to business success’. Starting a business can be both rewarding and challenging. However‚ poor planning and lack of preparation contribute to many business failures. By following the 7 steps outlined in this guide you will increase your chances of business success. What are the 7 steps to business success? Step 1 - Consider
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MISBC PESTLE Analysis of a food retail industry - ASDA Must explain specific point relating to Industry Opportunities and threats Write down 10 -20 points in each PESTLE POLITICAL: 1. Government policy on taxation 2. Political unrest – due to influx of large number of foreign nationals in the country. 3. Unstable Government due to govt inability to stabilise the economy. 4. Government education policy – efforts to encourage more people to stay on high education ECONOMIC:
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Using PESTEL analysis to understand the macro-environment that impacts the Banking Industry in China. Political Factors • China has a socialist political system • China has entered into the WTO and as part of the commitment to open up the banking industry‚ has issued the Rules for Implementing the Regulations Governing Foreign Financial Institutions in the People’s Republic of China ‚ which allows Foreign financial institutions to provide foreign currency services to Chinese enterprises
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PESTEL Analysis on Apple Inc. In analysing the macro-environment‚ it is important to identify the factors that might influence the organisation’s demand and supply levels and its cost (Kotter and Schlesinger‚ 1991; Johnson and Scholes‚ 1993). A PESTEL is one of the frameworks that help to understand market growth or decline‚ business position‚ potential and direction for operations (Kotler‚ 1998). PESTEL analysis is also useful when entering a new market or starting business operations in a new
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1 Executive Summary After the successful acquisition of Yahoo!‚ Microsoft has increased its share on the internet search market and become market leader in web-service subscribers. However‚ it is still far behind Google in the searching advertising market. Although Google is by far the leading power in search advertising today‚ internet search technology is still in its infancy and there are much room for improvement. Microsoft shall invest on the R & D research of search technology and the
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year 2012 (Apple annual report‚ 2012). Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak‚ both college dropouts‚ founded this corporation in 1976 - “Steve Jobs‚ helped to transform the way in which the computer is used today through his creation of the first computer processing unit and his creative product innovations.” (Gupta and Prinzinger 2013). This paper will analyse the external environment‚ using the PESTEL model. The external environment incorporates all the factors that a company has no influence over and is
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While the PEST or PESTLE analysis is primarily aimed at looking at the external environment of an organization‚ many HR courses ask students to use the PEST or PESTLE analysis model to look at their own function. In this context we need to imagine that the department (HR) is an organization in its own right and look outside. Factors to include in your analysis may include the following: •Political •What is the culture of the organization‚ •How is the HR function viewed by other functions
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