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A PESTLE analysis considers how various factors affect the marketplace and is used by companies and other organizations as a basis for strategic decision making and marketing, among other things. While business decisions are often financially motivated, the six factors considered in a PESTLE (political, economic, sociocultural, technological, legal and environmental) consider the broader context in which the organization is operating, rather than focusing exclusively on the monetary.
POLITICAL | ECONOMIC | SOCIAL/CULTURAL | ||
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TECHNOLOGICAL | LEGAL | ENVIRONMENTAL | ||
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IU Libraries offers access to a variety of statistics, reports and analysis that focus on different combinations of these factors; some include all six, while others may consider only one or two. The resources below are grouped by which factors are covered.
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⦿ Switzerland: Macroeconomic Outlook and In-depth PESTLE Insights Reports.
Choose Country Profiles from the dropdown next to the search box and then enter your country of interest in the search box.
⦿ Country Risk Reports/Political Risk Reports
Search Switzerland country report and sort by date to find the most recent reports.
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⦿ Switzerland Country Profile and Economy Finance and Trade report for Switzerland.
From the Search Analysis box on the right hand side of the home page, choose the Economies and Consumers radio button, then choose Economy, Finance and Trade from the topic dropdown and search for your country of interest in the geography dropdown and click go.
⦿ Economic Barometer.
Choose Economy, Finance and Trade from the Economies tab at the top, then scroll down to find the Economic Barometer. Choose your country of interest from the list and choose time period(s) and indicators as desired.
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