Choice of location (Standortwahl) PDF

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Zusammenfassungen zu dem Thema Choice of location (auf Englisch)...

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Standortwahl -

Hard location factors  can be measured in monetary terms, direct influence on business activities, e.g. taxes, labor costs Soft location factors  cannot be measured in monetary terms, indirect impact on business activities, e.g. education, health care system

Factors influencing business location Examples decisions Economic Wages/salaries, taxes/duties, interest rates, inflation Geographical/environmental Climate/weather, water supply, access to raw materials Social Income distribution, social security system, demographics (age ranges, family status), health care system Legal Consumer protection law, employment law Political Form of government (capitalism), spread of corruption Cultural Work ethics, tolerance towards bribery, religion, values and ethics Technological Level of technology, innovativeness Factors influencing business location Examples decisions Economic Labor cost Political and legal Governmental system (socialism), working time, minimum wage Geographical/environmental Rough climate, government policies concerning pollution of air and water Cultural Cross-cultural misunderstandings Social Lack of safety, high criminality Technology Underdeveloped infrastructure (no or bad access to the Internet)...