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By evaluating the complex interplay of political, economic, social, technological, environmental, and legal factors, this article underscores how a thorough understanding of the external landscape is imperative for effective decision-making. Leveraging insights from PESTEL analysis, Porter's Five Forces, and SWOT analysis, the study elucidates how such analysis enables organizations to anticipate challenges, identify opportunities, and align their operations with industry trends. This article emphasizes that a comprehensive assessment of the external environment is a fundamental prerequisite for pharmaceutical organizations seeking sustainable success in a dynamic marketplace.

Self‐assessment is increasingly prevalent in many organizations. Although managers perceive self‐assessment as internally driven, the well‐known link between organizational activities and the external environment suggests that outside forces play a significant role. This investigation explores the external motivators of self‐assessment through a field study of 14 organizations. Five factors were found to link the conduct of self‐assessment to the external environment: availability of an externally developed or sponsored model, presence of a boundary spanning individual, affiliation with professional and trade associations, pressure from powerful external entities, and potential for external reward or recognition. These findings suggest that self‐assessment is driven significantly by forces external to the organization. How these external factors combine to form the context of self‐assessment may affect the outcomes of the project.

Climate policy is today a significant area of EU governance, providing important framework conditions for many industries. But how has EU climate policy developed? This book offers structured, comparative case studies of the development of four central climate policies: emissions trading systems, renewables, carbon capture and storage, and energy policy for buildings, examining the intriguing similarities and differences in how these have taken shape. Combining sociological New Institutionalism and political science theories in a novel and engaging way, Elin Lerum Boasson and Jørgen Wettestad explore and explain the history of EU climate policy. What emerges are fascinating stories - of skilled entrepreneurs who have managed to create and exploit political windows of opportunity, and of more long-term path-dependent developments. Drawing on more than 60 interviewees, the authors present accounts never told before, providing a valuable and timely contribution to our knowledge of environmental management and EU integration. This book is a must-read for all those seeking to understand the driving forces in EU climate policy and recognize its prospects for the future

1. Introduction -- 2. Theory and method -- 3. EU climate policy : from pieces to package -- 4. The 'revolutionary' development of EU emissions trading : the triumph of 'tortoise' entrepreneurship? -- 5. EU renewable energy policy : David beating Goliath? -- 6. Carbon capture and storage (CCS) : carpe diem entrepreneurship? -- 7. EU energy policy for buildings : a result of failed entrepreneurship? -- 8. Comparisons and conclusions.

"Climate policy is today a significant area of EU governance, providing important framework conditions for many industries. But how has EU climate policy developed? This book offers structured, comparative case studies of the development of four central climate policies: emissions trading systems, renewables, carbon capture and storage, and energy policy for buildings, examining the intriguing similarities and differences in how these have taken shape. Combining sociological New Institutionalism and political science theories in a novel and engaging way, Elin Lerum Boasson and Jørgen Wettestad explore and explain the history of EU climate policy. What emerges are fascinating stories - of skilled entrepreneurs who have managed to create and exploit political windows of opportunity, and of more long-term path-dependent developments."--Publisher's website.