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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.
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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.
PESTLE Resources
P E S T L E
- MarketLine Advantage
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See the PESTLE analysis for Singapore, as well as reports on industries and companies in Singapore. - Business Source Complete
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On the landing page, scroll down and choose "Company Report" under Publication Type, then search Singapore to find Risk reports and other country profiles for Singapore. - Nexis Uni
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Includes articles from local, regional, national and international newspapers, magazines, online journals, television and radio broadcasts, newswires and blogs, transcripts, and legal research, as well as federal and state cases and statutes, including U.S. Supreme Court decisions since 1790.
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- OECD iLibrary
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Online portal for Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) publications and statistics. Source for internationally comparable statistical, environmental and socio-economic reports and data. OECD works with policy makers, governments and citizens to inform public decision-making.
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- Passport GMID: Global Market Information Database
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Passport has statistics, reports & interactive tools on industries, economies and consumers in 210 different countries and territories. Passport also tracks the effects of COVID-19 for 50 different countries. See the Economic Barometer for macroeconomic factors for Singapore and the Economy, Finance and Trade report for Singapore, to start.
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- World Economic ForumSearch Singapore to find a variety of reports and information.
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- ProQuest Statistical Abstracts of the World
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ProQuest Statistical Abstracts of the World aggregates the statistical abstracts of approximately 70 countries and makes the content available through a single-search interface.
- eHRAF World Cultures
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Searchable full-text ethnographies on hundreds of ethnic, cultural, religious, and national groups worldwide.
P E S T L E
- Index to Foreign Legal Periodicals
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Access provided by the Jerome Hall Law Library. 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 InternationalSurveys and reports on corruption at the government and industry levels. Search Singapore in the upper right corner.