Management Assignment
Essay by nikky • July 24, 2012 • Essay • 314 Words (2 Pages) • 1,678 Views
1.0 Introduction
Safe master is known as number one choice for height safety solution and construction safety systems. Safe master is a leader of industry across Australia in the innovative design, development, provide and installation of superior height safety systems. The purpose of this report is just to concentrate on whether safe master can expand its business to South Africa or not.
Safe master suggested that expanding their product into South Africa by source and material exports from Australia to produce the final product in South Africa.
According to proposed expansion strategy mention above, the corporation will require infrastructure with adequate equipment, advance technology and skilled employees so they can complete the product finally in South Africa.
This report will show the negative and positive of the safe master brand extension based on the South Africa political, economical, socio-culture, technological and legal environment ( PESTL) and SWOT analysis ( strength, weakness, opportunities and threat). In addition, a recommendation will then conclude the report.
2.0 Political Environment
2.1 Government stability
Republic of South Africa, the country is well known a parliamentary republic. For over a decade, South Africa government and its political system has been developed substantiality under the leadership of the senate, the house and president of South Africa. In addition, South Africa presidential election in 2009, Africa national congress won with more votes and creating an indelible mark in the year of operating ( Sapa 2009). For this reason, this is generally agreed that South Africa government is mostly stable.
2.2 Government and contribution
The South Africa government has strongly relationship with foreign countries such as Western European and US for many decades (strategy partnership 2012). South Africa also called for investment from foreign countries and maintaining relationships with China and other neighbor countries in ASEAN by sharing a common vision of many internationals issues as well as domestic problems. Australia as a country of ASEAN has a longstanding
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