External Environment Case Studies by topic

Everybody faces a degree of uncertainty within his or her daily lives. No matter how well people plan, it is impossible to get rid...

Land Securities is the UK's leading property company. It is quoted on the London Stock Exchange and is a member of the FTSE 100....

The first decade of the 21st century has been a rollercoaster ride for economic activity. Business confidence was high at the start of the...

Many people perceive the construction industry as towering cranes over a city skyline or a pile of bricks and cement in a backyard. In...

The term utility is widely used today to include those public services which supply water, sewerage, electricity, gas, telecommunications and waste disposal. All of...

Gas is the carefully controlled source of nearly half of the country’s energy needs. And most of that gas is transported safely and reliably...

DSGi is the leading European specialist retailer of consumer electronics. In the UK the Group includes the well known chains of Currys, Dixons, PC...

An Office of Fair Trading case study We live in an economic system that is generally good at channelling scarce resources towards meeting consumers' needs....

Businesses help society to prosper. They do so by providing goods and services that consumers want. Businesses also contribute to the well-being of society....

Amway is one of the world's largest direct sales organisations with over 3 million Independent Business Owners (IBOs) in over 80 markets and territories....

All organisations operate within a wider environment in which they need to carefully build up and to sustain long-term relationships. In recent times it...

In providing an overview of the workings of the economy, this case study focuses on the key role of HM Treasury in implementing Government...

This case study focuses upon the findings of the Department of Trade and Industry which illustrate how the development of a knowledge-driven economy is...

Vodafone is a leading international mobile communications company with interests in 27 countries and partnership agreements with a further 40 countries, including Safaricom in...

The role of the accountant In today's increasingly competitive and uncertain business environment, organisations fighting for customers face a number of factors and issues which...

Steel is a unique and vital material. It touches almost every part of modern life. It is a key element of our infrastructure. From...

All organisations must serve the needs of their customers. These needs change over time, making it necessary for business organisations to adapt their existing...

Understanding the external environment Corus examined its construction strategy in light of the external environment, to identify future market needs. By linking Corus competencies and...

No business today operates in a complete vacuum unaffected by market forces. By their very nature business activities are competitive. Within a dynamic, rapidly...

The Overseas Trade Services (OTS) network is a partnership between the major Government departments involved in exporting and promoting British industry abroad. The key...

Siemens AG is a global electrical and electronics business with a turnover of £53 billion. The business employs over 450,000 people. The company base...

With the discovery of a previously unknown planet, one of the first things we would want to know is its capacity for supporting any...

To integrate or merge means to join together. There are often advantages for two organisations to merge to become one. The most important is...

These state monopolies reduced consumer choice. For example, only one producer supplied gas, and only one producer supplied electricity. Power lay with government ministers....

This case study focuses on the HSBC Group, which, as one of the largest banking and financial services organisations in the world, is able...

One of the biggest challenges for business organisations in the UK is learning how and where to trade overseas. In an interdependent world, international...