CLC – Environmental and Industry Analysis for Strategic Management class - Excel file
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| Environemtnal Industry Analysis Framework | ||||||
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G |
| Environmental Force | Concept to research | Trend / Issue | Impact for Corporation | Impact for Business Unit | Why exactly Does Company care | Sources |
| Ecconomic | Growth / Recession | |||||
| Economy in US growing 3.2% | https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-30/u-s-first-quarter-growth-revised-down-to-3-1-pace-from-3-2 | |||||
| 26% sales in US | Corp SEC 10K | |||||
| 73% of op unit sales in US | Corp SEC 10K | |||||
| General prospects strong | Opinion | |||||
| Inflation possible | Opinion | |||||
| Watch transportation costs =20% of COGS | Corp SEC 10K | |||||
| Yield Curve inverted | https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/data-chart-center/interest-rates/pages/textview.aspx?data=yield | |||||
| Possible recession | https://seekingalpha.com/article/4234707-care-yield-curves | |||||
| 90% business into telcom | Corp SEC 10K | |||||
| telcom down 36% in 07-09 recession | https://www.netcials.com/finance/if-recession-comes-which-sectors-will-be-hit-hardest-based-on-past/ | |||||
| Opportunity to raise capital | https://seekingalpha.com/article/4234707-care-yield-curves | |||||
| Float bonds prep for takeover of competitor | Opinion | |||||
| Opportunity ro refi balance sheet | https://seekingalpha.com/article/4234707-care-yield-curves | |||||
| Capital costs lower | Corp SEC 10K | |||||
| Capital intensive industry | Dunn & Bradstreet | |||||
| Competitors may be able to drop prices | Opinion | |||||
| Economy in EU growing 1.2% | https://seekingalpha.com/article/4234707-care-yield-curves | |||||
| two major competitors US based | Dunn & Bradstreet | |||||
| 21% of op unit sales in EU | Company xyz 10K | |||||
| Sector growth | ||||||
| Interest rate trends | ||||||
| Government spending | ||||||
| Taxation | ||||||
| Saving rates | ||||||
| Budget defecit | ||||||
| Home sales | ||||||
| Commodity prices | ||||||
| Emerging markets | ||||||
| Money suppy | ||||||
| Nature of competition | ||||||
| Currency convertability | ||||||
| Demographic | Regional changes | |||||
| Ethnic composition | ||||||
| Age demographics | ||||||
| Education levels | ||||||
| Poverty levels | ||||||
| Urban / Rural | ||||||
| Physical/Sustainable | Sustainability | |||||
| Corporate social responsibility | ||||||
| Renewabitily of resources | ||||||
| Downstream impacts | ||||||
| Sociocultural | Stakeholders | |||||
| Work / Life balance | ||||||
| Social mobility | ||||||
| Enterpreneurial spirit | ||||||
| Lifestyle | ||||||
| Career expectations | ||||||
| Pension systems | ||||||
| Healthcare systems | ||||||
| Unionization | ||||||
| Global | Trade agreements | |||||
| Trade defecits | ||||||
| Exchange rates | ||||||
| Political trends | ||||||
| Political/Legal | Differences among laws | |||||
| Cost of litigation | ||||||
| Regulatory initiatives | ||||||
| Tax policy changes | ||||||
| State-owned industry | ||||||
| Consumer protections | ||||||
| IP protection | ||||||
| Hiring | ||||||
| Outsourcing regulation | ||||||
| Technology | Population conectedness | |||||
| Access to global network systems | ||||||
| R&D focus | ||||||
| Technology transfer | ||||||
| Key technology evolution | ||||||
| Manufacturing innovations | ||||||
| Technology adoption | ||||||
| IP protection | ||||||
| Automation | ||||||
| Telecomunications | ||||||
| PORTER 5 FORCES | ||||||
| Threat of new entrants | Economies of scale | |||||
| Product differentiation | ||||||
| Capital requirements | ||||||
| Switching costs | ||||||
| Access to distribution channels | ||||||
| Government policies | ||||||
| Threat of substitute products | Switching Costs | |||||
| Technological Advances | ||||||
| Customer desires | ||||||
| Cultural /Sociocultural | ||||||
| Rivalry among existing firms | Number of competitors | |||||
| Rate of industry growth | ||||||
| Product or service characteristc | ||||||
| Fixed / variable cost | ||||||
| Capacity | ||||||
| Exit barriers | ||||||
| Diversity of rivals | ||||||
| Bargaining power of buyers | Large purchasers | |||||
| Backward integration | ||||||
| Alternative suppliers | ||||||
| Low switching costs | ||||||
| Percentage of buyers costs | ||||||
| Profitability of buyers | ||||||
| Significance of product to buyer | ||||||
| Bargaining power of suppliers | Competitor dominance | |||||
| Uniqueness | ||||||
| Lack of substitute | ||||||
| Ability to forward integrate |
Environmental Industry Analysis Framework
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-05-30/u-s-first-quarter-growth-revised-down-to-3-1-pace-from-3-2