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Strategic Management Environmental Analysis. Prof.Dr. E.Vatchkova. Contents. Environmental influences The PESTEL framework Environmental factors and components Environmental dimensions The five forces framework SWOT. ENVIRONMENT WHAT IS POSSIBLE?. 1. STRATEGY WHAT DO WE DO?. 4. 3.
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Strategic ManagementEnvironmental Analysis Prof.Dr. E.Vatchkova
Contents • Environmental influences • The PESTEL framework • Environmental factors and components • Environmental dimensions • The five forces framework • SWOT
ENVIRONMENT WHAT IS POSSIBLE? 1 STRATEGY WHAT DO WE DO? 4 3 2 OBJECTIVES WHAT DO WE WANT? RESOURCES WHAT DO WE HAVE?
The PESTEL framework- six main types of influencesJ&Sh, 2002 • Political • Economic • Sociocultural • Technological • Environmental • Legal
Political • Government stability • Taxation policy • Foreign trade regulations • Social welfare policies
Economic • Business cycles • GNP trends • Interest rates • Money supply • Inflation • Unemployment • Disposal income
Unemployment level(% of economic active population, Source: Employment agency)
Sociocultural • Population demographics • Income distribution • Social mobility • Lifestyle changes • Attitudes to work and leisure • Consumerism • Levels of education
Technological • Government spending on research • Government and industry focus on technological effort • New discoveries/development • Speed of technology transfer • Rates of obsolence
Environmental • Environmental protection laws • Waste disposal • Energy consumption
Legal • Monopolies legislation • Employment law • Health and safety • Product safety
Drivers of globalization • Global market convergence • Cost advantages • Global competition • Government influence
Global market convergence Similar customer needs Global customers Transferable marketing Scale economies Sourcing efficiencies Country specific costs High product development costs Global strategies Cost advantage Trade policies Technical standards Host government policies Government influence Interdependence Competitors global High exports/imports Global competition Drivers of globalization J&Sh,2002
Organizational adaptation (coping strategies) • Buffering • Smoothing • Forecasting • Rationing • Boundary spanning • Structural complexity • Managerial succession
Environmental control • Establishing favorite linkages • Manipulating the environment
Establishing favorable linkages • Mergers and/or acquisitions • Joint ventures • Interlocking directorates • Executive recruitment • Advertising
Manipulating the environment • Change domains • Lobbying • Trade associations
SWOT ANALYSIS DIAGRAM Numerous Environmental Opportunities QUADRANT || QUADRANT | Critical Internal Weaknesses Substantial Internal Strengths QUADRANT ||| QUADRANT |V Major Environmental Treats
Forces Affecting Industry Competition Potential Entrants Treat of New Entrants Industry Competitors Bargaining Power of Suppliers Suppliers Buyers Bargaining Power of Buyers Rivalry among Existing Firms Treat of Substitute Products or Services Substitutes