Environmental
regulation and protection |
Economic growth (overall;
by industry sector) |
Income distribution (change
in distribution of disposable income; |
Government spending on research |
Taxation (corporate;
consumer) |
Monetary policy (interest
rates) |
Demographics (age structure
of the population; gender; family size and composition; changing nature
of occupations) |
Government and industry
focus on technological effort |
International
trade regulation |
Government spending (overall
level; specific spending priorities) |
Labour / social mobility |
New discoveries and development |
Consumer protection |
Policy towards unemployment
(minimum wage, unemployment benefits, grants) |
Lifestyle changes (e.g.
Home working, single households) |
Speed of technology transfer |
Employment law |
Taxation (impact on consumer
disposable income, incentives to invest in capital equipment, corporation
tax rates) |
Attitudes to work and leisure |
Rates of technological obsolescence |
Government organisation
/ attitude |
Exchange rates (effects
on demand by overseas customers; effect on cost of imported components) |
Education |
Energy use and costs |
Competition
regulation |
Inflation (effect on costs
and selling prices) |
Fashions and fads |
Changes in material sciences |
|
Stage of the business cycle
(effect on short-term business performance) |
Health & welfare |
Impact of changes in Information
technology |
|
Economic "mood" - consumer
confidence |
Living conditions (housing,
amenities, pollution) |
Internet! |
