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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 for Australia
P E S T L E
- MarketLine AdvantageOriginal industry and company reports based on published research and primary and secondary data sources.
- Business Source CompleteRegional, national and international business, financial, banking and industry publications.
- Nexis UniIncludes 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.
P E S T L E
- OECD iLibraryOnline 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.
P E S T L E
- Passport GMID: Global Market Information DatabasePlease note: Euromonitor allows access to 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. Passport is a global market research database encompassing historical and forecasted 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
P E S T L E
- World Economic ForumSearch Australia to find a variety of reports and information.
P E S T L E
- ProQuest Statistical Abstracts of the WorldProQuest Statistical Abstract of the World aggregates the statistical abstracts of approximately 70 countries and makes the content available through a single-search interface.
- eHRAF World CulturesSearchable full-text ethnographies on hundreds of ethnic, cultural, religious, and national groups worldwide.
- globalEDGESelect "Global Insights" then country or industry.
P E S T L E
- Transparency InternationalSurveys and reports on corruption at the government and industry levels. Search "Australia" in the upper right corner.