| Internal Factors (ie. within the org’s control, how the org functions) | External Factors beyond the org’s control but within an org’s possible influence | External Factors outside of org’s influence but will impact the org | |
| Political (Ex: government type and stability, freedom of press, rule of law, levels of bureaucracy & corruption, social and employment legislation, tax policy and trade & tariff controls, likely changes in the political environment) | |||
| Economic (Ex: stage of business cycle, current & projected economic growth, e.g. GDP / GNP growth inflation & interest rates, unemployment and labor supply, labor costs, levels of disposable income & income distribution, likely impact of technological or other change on the economy) | |||
| Social (Ex: population health, education & social mobility, and attitudes to these population employment patterns, job market freedom & attitudes to work, press attitudes, public opinion, social attitudes & social taboos , lifestyle choices and attitudes to these socio-cultural changes health consciousness) | |||
| Technology (Ex: impact of emerging technologies, impact of internet, reduction in communication costs & increased remote working, research & development (R&D) activity, impact of technology transfer, degree of automation, rate of technological change) | |||
| Legal (Ex: antitrust law, consumer law, discrimination law, employment law, health & safety laws) | |||
| Environmental (Ex: weather, natural disasters, climate, climate change, environmental taxes, demand for “green” products) | |||
| Military (Ex: military equipment, personnel, operations or other presence in the area, foreign armies, paramilitaries, war, internal may be associations with military members, attitudes) |
