Framework

Macro-to-micro causal chain

The question it answers

When growth, exchange rates or wages shift, which causal chain should a small business owner trace to see how revenue and margin will be hit?

Origin
Meadows, 2008
Diagram type
Process by phase
Level of analysis
Industry
Topics
Data & analyticsStrategy & leadership
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Diagram

Macro-to-micro causal chain

  1. Causal chain
  2. GDP growth
  3. Disposable income up
  4. Tourism demand up
  5. Sector SME revenue up
  6. Wage and cost pressure
  7. Margin squeeze, polarisation and consolidation

Sources

References

Listed A–Z by author surname, Harvard style. A source with a DOI links to https://doi.org/…; one without links to its page or says plainly that it has no DOI.

  1. Meadows, D.H. (2008) Thinking in systems: a primer. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green.No DOISource page