Project for global business environment

Political factors

· Government stability/instability

· Corruption level

· Tax policies

· Freedom of press

· Government regulation and deregulation

· Special tariffs

· Political action committees

· Government involvement in trade unions and agreements

· Competition regulation

· Voter participation rates

· Amount of government protests

· Defense expenditures

· Level of government subsidies

· Bilateral relationships

· Import-export regulation/restrictions

· Trade control

· Lobbying activities

· Size of government budgets

Economic factors

· Growth rate

· Interest rate

· Inflation rate

· Exchange rate

· Availability of credit

· Level of disposable income

· Propensity of people to spend

· Federal government budget deficits

· Gross domestic product trend

· Unemployment trend

· Stock market trends

· Price fluctuations

Social factors

· Population size and growth rate

· Birth rates

· Death rates

· Number of marriages

· Number of divorces

· Immigration and emigration rates

· Life expectancy rates

· Age distribution

· Wealth distribution

· Social classes

· Per capita income

· Family size and structure

· Lifestyles

· Health consciousness

· Average disposable income

· Attitude towards government

· Attitude towards work

· Buying habits

· Ethical concerns

· Cultural norms and values

· Sex roles and distribution

· Religion and beliefs

· Racial equality

· Use of birth control

· Education level

· Minorities

· Crime levels

· Attitudes towards saving

· Attitude towards investing

· Attitudes towards retirement

· Attitudes towards leisure time

· Attitudes towards product quality

· Attitudes towards customer service

· Attitudes towards foreign people

Technological factors

· Technology incentives

· Automation

· R&D activity

· Technological change

· Access to new technology

· Level of innovation

· Technological awareness

· Internet infrastructure

· Communication infrastructure

· Life cycle of technology

Environmental factors

· Weather

· Climate

· Environmental policies

· Climate change

· Pressures from NGO’s

· Natural disasters

· Air and water pollution

· Recycling standards

· Attitudes towards green products

· Support for renewable energy

Legal factors

· Discrimination laws

· Antitrust laws

· Employment laws

· Consumer protection laws

· Copyright and patent laws

· Health and safety laws

· Education laws

· Consumer protection laws

· Data protection laws