Government stability:Political stability of countries is an important issue that firms need to consider because other indicators may point to a country as being investor friendly, however that could rapidly change when there is elections or political instability (e.g. Egypt). This could lead to massive disruption in a firm·s operations and strategy or in a worst case scenario where Starbucks was forced to c
completely pull out of Israel because of such issues thus negatively affecting its strategy for expansion.Political influence is unfavourable in this case and presents a threat to Starbucks.