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40 Note: Not all demographers agree on the cut-off dates between the generations.
41 Source: Annie E. Casey Foundation
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45 PESTEL analysis: The examination of political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal factors and their implications for an organization.
46 Political segment: The portion of the general environment that involves governments.
47 Economic segment: The portion of the general environment that involves economic and financial conditions.
48 Social segment: The portion of the general environment that involves demographics and cultural trends.
49 Technological segment: The portion of the general environment that involves scientific advances.
50 Environmental segment: The portion of the general environment that involves the natural environment.
51 Legal segment: The portion of the general environment that involves the law and courts.
52 Intellectual property rights: The ability of an organization to protect intangible goods such as movies, software, and video games from piracy.
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68 The set of external conditions and forces that have the potential to influence the organization.
69 Industry (competitive environment): Multiple organizations that collectively compete with one another by providing similar goods, services, or both.
70 Generalenvironment(macroenvironment):Overalltrendsandeventsinsocietysuchassocialtrends,technologicaltrends,demographics,andeconomicconditions.
71 Opportunities: Events and trends that create chances to improve an organization’s performance level.
72 Threats: Events and trends that may undermine an organization’s performance.
73 Economies of scale: A cost advantage created when a firm can produce a good or service at a lower per unit price due to producing the good or service in large quantities.
74 Strategic ploy: A specific move designed to outwit or trick competitors.
75 Strategy as pattern: The extent to which a firm’s actions over time are consistent.
76 Strategy as position: A firm’s place in the industry relative to its competitors.
77 Strategy as perspective: How executives interpret the competitive landscape around them.
78 Intellectual property: The legal rights that result from intellectual activity in the industrial, scientific, literary, and artistic fields (Canadian Intellectual Property Office, 2014).
79 Patent: Legal decree that protects inventions from direct imitation for a limited period.
80 Trademark: A word (or words), a design, or a combination of these used to identify the goods or services of one person or organization.
81 Copyright: Provides exclusive rights to the creators of original artistic works such as books, movies, songs, and screenplays.
82 Piracy: Theft of trademark or copyrighted material.
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