Case 1 PEST analysis for Target Canada
MGMT 6057 Contemporary Business Management
Fanshawe College
Submitted To: Albert Knab
Submitted By: Jwal Dakwala
Student Id: 0723855
Date: October 18, 2014
Introduction
The acronym of PEST is:
Political
Economic
Social
Technological
PEST includes factors related to political, economic, social and technological related factors of the company whose effect can cause a great loss to the company. PEST analysis describes the structure of some macro-environmental factors that are used in scanning, environmental fundamental element for a strategic measurement which affects all the firm of the company.
PEST factors are crucial to the company’s environment which can affect the company’s growth or can even shut down a company. Such factors are beyond the company’s firm and can cause a great threat by themselves. Political components fundamentally incorporate the tenets and regulations made by the legislature and some lawful issues which incorporate formal to casual decides that are most to be trailed by the organization. Financial components incorporates the impact of monetary development, investment rate, swapping scale and expansion rate. Social variables incorporates social components and it likewise incorporates wellbeing distinguishment, populace development rate, age dispersion and security. Technological elements incorporates innovative angles which can bring down the impediment to entrance and which can decrease least proficient administration level.
PEST analysis for Target Company
According to CITATION Unk \l 16393 (Unknown, n.d.)Wikipedia, “Target Canada Co. is the Canadian controlled by the holding company of United States based discount administration store chain Target Corporation, which was formed in 2011 to command the company's Canadian operations.” So now PEST analysis is done on Target Company.
Political Factors
Organizations, for example, Target will acquire high expenses in costs because of...