External Environment Case Studies by topic

CIMA, the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, is the world’s leading body for management accountants. Management accountants can provide management information and insights as...

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....

In a rapidly changing competitive environment knowledge has become the basis for organisations to develop advantages. When individuals create new products or processes they...

Today, ARM is the leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC microprocessor solutions. The company and its unique partnership business model, have greatly influenced the...

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...

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....

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

Primary industries include farming, forestry, fishing, mining, quarrying and oil supply. They are the starting point for nearly all production. Mined raw materials include...

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...

The immense pressure on the world's environment means that measures must be taken today to safeguard natural resources for tomorrow. This is the challenge...

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

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

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...

Rapid changes in media, transport and communications technology have made the world economy more interconnected now than in any previous period of history. Nowhere...

Anglo American is one of the world”s leading mining companies. It is a UK public limited company and operates on a global scale. Anglo...

The importance of ethics in business Ethics concern an individual's moral judgements about right and wrong. Decisions taken within an organisation may be made by...

Businesses have a number of objectives. Typical examples include: winning the biggest share of the total marketincreasing salessatisfying customersmaking profit for shareholders. A business' ability to...

Jessops has been a leader in the photographic business for over 75 years. The Jessops story began in 1935, when Frank Jessop opened a photography...

United Airlines United Airlines was formed in 1927 from four airlines: Boeing Aeroplane Company, National Air Transport, Varney and Pacific Air Transport. From being predominantly...

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...

We all rely upon having access to water throughout each day every day of our lives. Think how many times over a 24 hour...

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

After the Second World War, the British welfare state was further strengthened. The welfare programme offered citizens an education, an opportunity to find a...

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...