Environmental Analysis PESTEL
Environmental Analysis PESTEL
Environmental Analysis PESTEL
Management
Environmental Analysis (PESTEL)
Introduction
• An environment refers to factors that either positively or negatively affect the operations
of an organisation.
• It consists of the following:
1) External environment (Macro)
2) Market / Task environment
3) Internal environment (Micro)
• Environmental scanning is the monitoring, evaluation, and dissemination of information
from the external and internal environments to key people within the corporation.
External Environment
• It is sometimes called the uncontrollable environment and posses the greatest challenge to
managers.
• It involves the following:
Political
Economic
Socio-cultural
Technological
Ecological
Legal
Political Environment
• Political ideology
• Political stability/instability
• How Governments do change
• Relationship between politicians and company executives
Economic Environment
• Inflation
• Interest rates
• Exchange rates
• Gross domestic product
• Disposable income
Socio-cultural Environment
• Culture
• Religion
• Language
• Population growth
• Demographics
• Health
Technological Environment
• Rate of innovation
• Technological obsolescence
• Emerging technologies
• 4th Industrial Revolution
Ecological Environment
• Renewable & non renewable resources
• Pollution
• Climate change
• Sustainable environmental management
Legal Environment
• Rules and regulations
• Separation of powers
• Specific laws such as Labour Act, Competition Act etc.