Legal factor
　　- Employment law
　　- Marketing and sales
　　- Environment
　　- Regulators
　　Funding
　　- Private sector organisations obtain finance from both debt and equity.Rational investors should invest in companies that will be able to provide an acceptable return on their investments.
　　- Public sector organisations have less control over the funding they obtain.Local councils may be capped over the amount of finance they can raise or the sources of finance can they obtain.
　　They may also have to provide free services to fulfill their social objectives.
　　Economic environment
　　- Gross domestic product
　　- Local economic trends
　　- Inflation
　　- Interest rates
　　- Exchange rates
　　- Government fiscal policy
　　- Government spending
　　- Business cycle
　　- International factor
　　What should a company consider when planning & assessing performance?
　　· Culture
　　· Economics
　　· Competitive forces
　　· Politics
　　· Technology
　　· Funding
　　· Legal factors