Comprehensive PESTLE Analysis of SHEL and Teamwork Benefits

This report presents a PESTLE analysis of the SHEL company, an oil and gas firm operating globally. The analysis examines political, economic, social, technological, legal, and environmental factors influencing SHEL's business operations. The political section highlights government stability and ethical considerations, while the economic section covers inflation, interest rates, and market interventions. Social factors include cultural aspects and demographics, and technological aspects focus on rapid sector changes. The environmental and legal sections address environmental standards, legislation, and intellectual property rights. The report also discusses the benefits of teamwork, such as better solutions and increased productivity, along with challenges like communication issues and conflicts. The conclusion emphasizes the PESTLE model's effectiveness in helping firms analyze their external environments and develop strategies for market sustainability. The report references several journals and online resources to support its analysis.

PESTLE ANALYSIS OF SHEL

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
a) Key lesson learnt about the Model in Component 1...............................................................1
d. Benefits and challenges of team working...............................................................................2
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................3
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................3

INTRODUCTION
Present study is based on Shel company which is oil firm, operating its business globally.
Current study will discuss PESTLE analyses model with respect to Shel company. It will explain
ethical issues of the business.
a) Key lesson learnt about the Model in Component 1.
PESTLE analysis the effective model which will help to take certain important decision.
But originally designed as enterprises businesses environment scan, the PEST or PESTLE which
means the evaluation of external macro environment in which an enterprise of the external macro
environment in which business operates. It stands for PESTLE (Political, Economical, Social,
Technological, Legal and environment. Therefore, it is a business measuring techniques, looking
at factors external to the firms (Cheng, Wu and Yeh, 2016).
b) Application of the model
PESTLE of SHEL company which is an oil and gas sector firms have various factor to analysis
to determine in such manner:
Political: It is the most important factor which can be impact on the business management. It is
important factors which plays a significant role to find out the factors which can be impacted
royal Dutch Shell plc large way profitable in a certain nation or geographical areas. The
organisation is operating in larger way integrated oil and gas in more than a dozen nation and
exposes itself to various kinds of political environment and political system risks. To get success
in such a dynamic major integrated oil and gas industry across different nation is to diversify the
systematic risks of political environment (Ibrahim and Imrana, 2016). Shell which can be
closely analyse the various ethical factors in which the government stability and significance of
major integrated oil and gas sector in the nation. The hazardous of defence invasion and the level
of unethical practices in terms of especial level of regulation in basic material industry. The
Administration and interface in large oil and gas industry by government. Legislation framework
for contract enforcement. Intellectual property protection.
Economic: The macro environment factors in terms of inflation rate, saving rates, interest rate,
foreign exchange rate and economy cycle to find out the average of demand and average of funds
have been invested in an economy (Makos, 2015). Kinds of economic system in the nation of
operation what kinds of economic system there is and how it goings to be affect to the Shel
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organisations. The political intervention in the free market and related basic material as well
efficiency of monetary geographical areas and the organisation required to increase the capital in
local market. Infrastructure quality in major integrated oil and gas industry.
Social: These can be another factors which will be affected to the organisations in terms culture
of a firm in an environment. Shared values and attitude of the crowd game an important role in
various market. Demographic and Abilities stages of the population. Level of hierarchy and
pressure in the society (Barba and et.al, 2016).
Technological: Technological is the rapid disrupting in different sectors around the board.
Transportation industry is good case to example this point. Over the last 5 years the sectors have
been transforming really rapid fast which is not even providing chance to established games to
cope with the modification. Taxi sectors is nowadays is now dominated by player likely Uber
and Lyft.
Environment: Various geographical areas have other norms and environmental standard which
can be impact the profitability of a firm in those geographical market. The whether is the most
important factors the climate modification changes and legislation environment environmental
condition and air and water pollution in huge manner integrated oil and gas sector.
Legal: In a huge of nation the legislation framework and institution is not robust enough to
protect the intellectual property rights of a firm. An organisation must be aware evaluated before
entering various market as it can be lead to theft of firms secret sauce therefore the overall
rivalry concern (Derbyshire and Wright, 2017). few of the legislation. The anti legislation in
various integrated oil and gas industry and overall in the nations. Discrimination Legislation and
copyright and other IP legislation require to considered. So it is important for the organisation
which have to focus as per the legal procedure. The law which can be affect to the firm it
employment legislations.
d. Benefits and challenges of team working
Team work is the effective tool that helps person in completing the allotted work
effectively. Advantage of working as team are described as below:
 Better solution: If employees of Shel firm are working as team as it will help them in
sharing their views and finding the best solution for any problems It is the way through
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which people can raise their performance level and can contribute well in accomplishing
goal of cited firm (Cheng, Wu and Yeh, 2016).
 Productivity: Team working is the technique that assist in enhancing productivity of the
firm, by this way all people work together and manage their work well. It motivates
employees and they become more productive in organization. Strength of each person
plays significant role for other and encourage others to perform well. As all people share
information that supports in becoming more profitable for the Shel (The Advantages &
Disadvantages of Teams in the Workplace, 2018).
Disadvantage
there are some drawback of team working, these are explained as below:
 Communication issues: As all employees are belonged from different culture thus, the
main issues face by them is coordination. That is why they fail to discuss their issues in
the team and fail to interact with them. This some times create confusion and impact on
overall productivity (Makos, 2015).
 Conflict: If one person gets promotion or opportunity then it creates negativity in other's
mind. That create conflict situation in the workplace of the persons are working as team
in Shel company (Derbyshire and Wright, 2017).
CONCLUSION
From the above report it can be concluded that PESTLE analyses is the effective model
that assist the firm in analysing its external environments. By this way entity can identify the
issues and can make strategies to sustain into market for longer duration.
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