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|Paul Case |
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Summary

I. PEST 4

A. Political 4

B. Economic 5

C. Social 6

D. Technological 8

E. Environemental 8

F. Legal 9

II. Task Environment 11

A. Suppliers 11

B. Distributors 12

C. Customers 12

D. Competitors 13

E. Partners 14

III. Organisation’s resources and capabilities 16

A. Opportunities 16

B. Threats 16

C. Strengths 17

D. Weaknesses 17

Introduction

PEST

Political

The political influence generally includes the stability of the government, policy of taxation, regulations of the foreign trade and social welfare policies. In this paper we would look into how the international and global business should adopt and fit in into the political arena, particularly in the country that holds a capitalist political ideology, and in the imposition of tax law.

The capitalist is descriptive of the country sparing some parts of its economic activity to local citizens. Foreign-owned firms, in this regard, generously offer a tempting target for local politicians, and such that, firms already operating in a foreign country braces an ongoing public relations problems as they may be harassed by the local populace.

With the fact that majority of foreign firms are wealthier, plausible cases of exploitations can surmount and indirectly found somewhere, which in turn, are counteracted in a means of a façade, like for