PESTLE Analysis Political ITC faces stiff restrictions from the government on its tobacco business because of the nature of the product. Discriminatory central taxes are levied on the cigarettes. This has been worsened by the rise in VAT notwithstanding the fact that only 5.7% of all adults smoke cigarettes while almost 35% adults consume tobacco. The per- capita consumption of cigarettes in India is among the lowest in the world while tax per 1000 cigarettes as a percentage of per capita GDP
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Table of Contents 1.0 Introduction…………………………………………………………………..…..3 2.0 Background of the Lenovo Group Limited………………………………………4 3.1 General……………………………………………………………………...4 3.2 History………………………………………………………………………4 3.3 Products…………………………………………………………………….6 3.0 Background of the computer industry……………………………………..……..6 4.4 History……………………………………………………………………….6 4.5 Products…………………………………………………………………….7 4.6 Structure……………………………………………………………..……..8
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Introduction The Lenovo Group was founded in 1984 by a group of eleven engineers in Beijing‚ China. The company‚ formerly known as Legend‚ makes a variety of products for worldwide sale such as desktops‚ laptops‚ servers‚ handheld computers‚ imaging equipment‚ and mobile phone handsets. They are also providers of information technology integration and support services. Lenovo is a publicly traded company (Honk Kong Stock Exchange) as well as partially owned by the Chinese government. Lenovo opened the
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* There might be a complex and inefficient cost composition as there was a 84.5% drop in net profit. * It has to implement the brand transition from IBM to Lenovo‚ so it needs to maintain strong and consistent marketing messages for its PCs. Opportunities: * Many small and medium enterprises would like to choose Lenovo due to its penetration into
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1. What is the staffing policy that Lenovo is pursuing? A: Staffing policy is concerned with the selection of employees for particular jobs. At one level‚ this involves selecting individual who have the skill required to do particular jobs. At another level‚ staffing policy can be a tool for developing and promoting the desired corporate culture of the firm. The goal was to transform Lenovo into a truly global corporation with a global workforce. Lenovo made an effort to create a firm that was neither
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Lenovo: The Leading Chinese Computer Company Enters Global Competition Questions: 1- How did Lenovo make such a great change so quickly? Lenovo is a manufacturer of computers‚ tablets and smart phones. Its headquarters is located in Raleigh‚ North Carolina‚ United States‚ home of IBM ThinkPad group and in Beijing‚ China. It is also incorporated in Hong Kong. The company was founded in 1984 by a group of 11 engineers. In terms of weakness findings‚ Lenovo has shortcomings of late entry
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Lenovo: Building a Global Brand 1. Why did IBM want to sell its PC business? Why did IBM sell to Lenovo? The reasons that IBM wanted to sell its PC business to Lenovo are: • • • To shed an unprofitable operation as the company saw the limitation and more competitors in the market. Selling its PC business to Lenovo would help them increase market share‚ especially in Asia. IBM shifted their business from producing PCs to concentrating on consulting service. Therefore‚ merging with another company
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Smartphone Business 1. Marketing channel for Lenovo computer business in China 1) Development of Lenovo computer’s marketing channel Phase 1: before 1994 Direct sellingPhase 2: 1994-1998 Agents and distributors Phase 3: 1998-2004 Intensive DistributionPhase 4: after 2005 Integrated Distribution In phase 4‚ Lenovo divided its computer business into two parts‚ Mode Trading for individual costumers and Mode Relationship for commercial clients. Lenovo clarified its integrated policy on channel
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1. Introduction to the assignment and summary of the selected business. This assignment is about the factors that influences the business environment in different ways. This is about environmental analysis which is dynamic process that comprises scanning‚ monitoring‚ disseminating and forecasting. There are different factors which influences the business in 21st century. Somehow these factors have impact on the business in favour of the business and sometimes have an adverse
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following two areas 1. The environmental factors affecting the organization 2. The important factors relevant in the present context and in the years to come. Please see Table 4.1 with the summarized key Macro Environment analysis Table 4.1 General Environment Analysis PESTLE elements | Description of framework elements | Identification of opportunities (O) and threats (T) | Political | * Government stability * Political values and beliefs shaping policies * Regulations towards trade
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