ObjectivesTracking&IdentifyingOpportunitiesintheMacroenvironmentDemographic,Economic,Natural,Technological,Political,&CulturalDevelopmentsMacroenvironmentalForcesWorldtradeenablersAsianeconomicpowerRiseoftradeblocsInternationalmonetarycrisesUseofbarter&countertradeMovetowardsmarketeconomies“Global”lifestylesMacroenvironmentalForcesOpeningof“new”marketsEmergingtransnationalfirmsCross-borderstrategicalliancesRegionalethnic&religiousconflictGlobalbrandingDemographicEnvironmentWorldwidePopulationGrowthPopulationAgeMixEthnicMarketsHouseholdPatternsEducationalGroupsGeographicalShiftsinPopulationShiftfromMassMarkettoMicromarketsEconomicEnvironmentIncomeDistributionSubsistenceeconomiesRaw-material-exportingeconomiesIndustrializingeconomiesIndustrialeconomiesSavings,Debt,&CreditAvailabilityNaturalEnvironmentHigherPollutionLevelsIncreasedCostsofEnergyShortageofRawMaterialsChangingRoleofGovernmentAcceleratingPaceofChangeUnlimitedOpportunitiesforInnovationIncreasedRegulationIssuesintheTechnologicalEnvironmentVaryingR&DBudgetsPolitical-LegalEnvironmentIncreasedLegislationSpecial-InterestGroupsSocial/CulturalEnvironmentOfOrganizationsOfNatureOfOneselfOfSocietyOftheUniverseOfOthersViewsThatExpressValuesSocial/CulturalEnvironment