New business opportunities in the Czech Republic plus: STEP or PEST analysis
What effects an Organisation? The internal environment Which I will talk about in a later lecture and……….
What effects an Organisation? The external environment Which includes the Stakeholders - and a lot more besides!
External environment Everything which influences the organisation from the outside, such as:
External environment Everything which influences the organisation from the outside, such as: The stakeholders The government Money Laws Competition Changes in lifestyle Changes in population Technology Etc, etc, etc, etc ….
What to include? A checklist: Sociological considerations Technological considerations Economic considerations Political considerations
Often called STEP analysis What to include? A checklist: Sociological considerations Technological considerations Economic considerations Political considerations Often called STEP analysis
Often called STEP analysis What to include? A checklist: Sociological considerations Technological considerations Economic considerations Political considerations Often called STEP analysis because of the initial letters
Or sometimes PEST analysis for the What to include? A checklist: Political considerations Economic considerations Sociological considerations Technological considerations Or sometimes PEST analysis for the same reason
Sociological “Socio-cultural” Changes in lifestyles Demographics Education Health Income Work vs leisure Environmental issues
Technological New products/expectations Speed of change Competition (incl. quality) Speed of change Competition Investment policies (incl. Local, Regional, National, International) Legal/regulatory issues
Economic Interest rates Exchange rates Investment from all sources Consumer disposable income Tax policies Incentives
Political Government policies Government stability State-owned vs privately owned Legal and regulatory issues
Sometimes two more headings are added to the checklist: STEP or PEST + Environmental issues, and Legal issues However, I have included these in my basic STEP For example: you often see PESTEL
So … how about the Czech Republic?
Your fundamental European rights Dignity Freedoms Equality Solidarity Citizen’s rights Justice General provisions Click on me to read them in Portuguese
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