Environmental factors

ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS


POLITICAL

-government legislation regulating business
-changes in government agency enforcement
-emphasis on social regulations
-emphasis on ethical regulations
etc



ECONOMICAL

-changes in income levels
-changes in spending pattern
-changes in natural resources
-changes in cost/ availability of energy
-imports tariffs
-export tariffs


LEGAL

-central laws
-state laws
-local government laws
-export regulations
-import regulations
-consumer laws
etc

SOCIAL

-changes in demography
-changing structure of population
-changes in family structure
-geographical shift in population
-changes in education level
-changes in ethnic diversity
etc

TECHNOLOGICAL

-changes in technology
-R& D expenditure
-increased regulations on technology.
etc