Library Research Guides: BUS A272 Global Business Immersion Switzerland: Library Resources for PESTLE Analysis

PESTLE Analysis

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

Examples include: Government policy Governmental stability Trade regulations/restrictions Foreign policy Corruption	Examples include: Economic growth Interest rates Inflation Employment rates Monetary policy Consumer confidence	Examples include: Age distribution Population growth Equity and diversity Cultural views and customs

TECHNOLOGICAL	LEGAL	ENVIRONMENTAL

Examples include: Technology infrastructure Innovation Uptake/adoption R&D activity Technology incentives	Examples include: Industry regulations Health & safety regulations Labor laws Intellectual property law Antitrust law	Examples include: Weather Climate change Environmental policy Pollution Sustainability initiatives

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.

PESTLE Resources for Switzerland

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MarketLine Advantage
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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.
Business Source Complete
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⦿ Country Risk Reports/Political Risk Reports
Search Switzerland country report and sort by date to find the most recent reports.
Nexis Uni
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Search a wide range of popular press sources for information on various aspects of Switzerland. Includes articles from local, regional, national and international newspapers, magazines, online journals, television and radio broadcasts, newswires and blogs, transcripts, and legal research.

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OECD iLibrary
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Online portal for Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development publications and statistics issued since 1998.

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Passport GMID (Global Market Information Database)
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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.

Please note: Access is permitted for IU faculty, staff, and students only. Authorized users may utilize the information obtained from this resource for academic, non-commercial purposes only, and only during the time of official affiliation with IU. In-depth reports on consumer, industrial, and service markets around the world, searchable by industry, country, consumer, company, and geographic region. The Global Market Information Database (GMID) offers business intelligence reports on countries, companies, markets and consumers; it covers over 350 markets and 207 countries.

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World Economic Forum
Search Switzerland to find a variety of reports and information.

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ProQuest Statistical Abstracts of the World
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ProQuest Statistical Abstract of the World aggregates the statistical abstracts of approximately 70 countries and makes the content available through a single-search interface.

These statistical abstracts are generally issued by the national statistical offices of foreign governments and contain country-level data not easily found elsewhere. Global and regional statistical compendia issued by international organizations and research firms are also included.
eHRAF World Cultures
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Searchable full-text ethnographies on hundreds of ethnic, cultural, religious, and national groups worldwide.

globalEDGE
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Select "Global Insights" then country or industry.
Federal Statistical Office of Switzerland
Switzerland's Federal Statistical Office lets you search for data and reports on demographics and various aspects of life in Switzerland.

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Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
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A multilingual index to articles and book reviews that appear in legal journals published worldwide. Excludes the U.S., the UK, Canada, and Australia.

Transparency International
Surveys and reports on corruption at the government and industry levels. Search "Switzerland" in the upper right corner.

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