Strengths Weaknesses

• Corporate Strengths: A strength is a strong point for the company i.e., • Stop an organization
something a company is good at doing or characteristic that gives it an from performing at its
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• Strategic strength is your ability to set the right goals and to create action the business needs to
plans and follow them. Strategic strength is the foundation for success. . improve to remain
Manage, that is, plan, organize, lead and control, yourself and your competitive: a weak
organization of people that supports you. brand, higher-than-
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• describe what an organization excels at and what separates it from the inadequate supply chain,
competition: a strong brand, loyal customer base, a strong balance sheet, or lack of capital.
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Opportunities Threats
• something outside the organization, something on what the leadership • refer to factors that
does not have direct effect, something that can change in an unexpected have the potential to
way without relations to the company's activities. harm an organization.
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• refer to favourable external factors that could give an organization a things like rising costs for
competitive advantage. materials, increasing
• For example, if a country cuts tariffs, a car manufacturer can export its competition, tight labor
cars into a new market, increasing sales and market share. supply and so on.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/swot.asp) •any unfavourable
• It is usually a trend or change of some kind or an overlooked need that situation in the
increases demand for a product or service and permits the firm to enhance organisation’s
its position by supplying it. environment that is
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its strategy.
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