The external environment is the "external context within which an organisation exists and operates."1 One of the ways in which the external environment can be analysed is by assessing the impact of politics‚ the economy‚ social factors and technological factors (P.E.S.T. analysis). The organisations are affected either generally or immediately by the external environment. The immediate factors‚ also referred to as the operational environment‚ include aspects such as suppliers‚ financial institutions
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Organisations and Environment “Discuss how an organisation’s competitive advantage can be enhanced with the introduction of new technology” It is important to remember the difference between inventions and technology. Inventing something is the basis of the idea but the technology in it is ‘the application of knowledge to production’ (Wetherley‚ P 2008). This is because ‘Technology itself cannot do anything. It is how this technology is used that is important’ (Wetherley‚ P 2008) and how
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------------------------------------------------- Impact on business and society of emerging technology No doubt about it‚ emerging technology has a drastic impact on society and business. Whether people realize it or not‚ the way we conduct business and live our lives would be much different if it weren’t for the continually changing technology. Emerging technology’s impact on business Because of technology‚ business has been able to advance in such ways that associates can communicate across
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rapidly changing environment that affect its ability to serve its customers. A business firm must continuously monitor and adapt to the environment if it is to survive and prosper. Disturbances in the environment may spell profound threats or new opportunities for the firm. The successful firm will identify‚ appraise‚ and respond to the various opportunities and threats in its environment. Business environment is the surrounding or atmosphere under which business is conducted. Business cannot work
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GAWAD KALINGA A Research Paper Presented to Professor Alex Lazo Department of Social Sciences and Humanities San Beda College In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements in SOCAN Sociology and Anthropology in the Philippine Business Environment Presented by: CALING‚ Michael Allan M. _______ ------ ------- _____ March 2‚ 2011 GAWAD KALINGA Gawad Kalinga (GK)‚ which means to "give care" in Filipino‚ is officially known as the Gawad Kalinga Community Development Foundation
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The Impact of the Internet on Business Current Uses of the Internet The Internet has a wide variety of uses. It provides an excellent means for disseminating information and communicating with other people in all regions of the world. While the greatest use of the Internet has been sharing information‚ other sources of use are rapidly developing. For instance‚ chat rooms‚ a space where people can go to discuss an assortment of issues‚ and Internet Commerce‚ which connects buyers and sellers online
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making policy decisions. When looking at these factors‚ macroeconomists focus on GDP (gross domestic product) in which measures the national output‚ unemployment‚ and inflation. In order to get a complete understanding of macroeconomics and how it impacts business operations‚ we must understand how money is made and the monetary policy. We also need to understand how the monetary policy will affect issues such as inflation‚ unemployment‚ and interest rates. Unemployment The unemployment rate gives macroeconomists
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Table of Contents Introduction 1 Internal Environment 2 Shareholder’s Value Corporate Image Physical Assets & facilities R&D & Technological Capabilities Human Resources 10 External Environment Micro Environment 11 Customers Suppliers Competitor Marketing Intermediaries................................................................................................15 Macro Environment....................................................................................................
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Unit 1 Exploring Business Activity Assignment 3 P5 In this essay I will be describing how three external factors are impacting upon the business activities and stakeholders of John Lewis and Oxfam. The first of the three external factors I have chosen is the credit crunch. The credit crunch is a decline in the availability of loans or a tightening of conditions required to take out a loan from banks. It also means that there are reductions on the interest rates set up by banks for saving
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IDENTIFY AND EXPLAIN TEN (10) MACROECONOMIC VARIABLES AFFECTING A NAMED BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT. HOW CAN THESE BE REGULATED? INTRODUCTION In today’s world‚ no business operates in isolation without interacting with the environment where it operates. Irrespective of the nature of business whether public or private organization; manufacturing; service industry; local or international firm‚ its operations are inhibited by the environment in which it operates. During 2003-2007‚ Nigeria attempted to implement
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