Swot Analysis from a Resource-Based View

Valentin, E. K.

doi:10.1080/10696679.2001.11501891

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“…A few respondents stated that they use SWOT analysis though they did not refer to it as such. SWOT is a situational analysis tool for company leaders that involves assessing strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (Valentin, 2001). They stated they analyse the threats, opportunities and considered their capabilities to act on the threats and take advantage of the available opportunities;…”

Section: "Planning Is Waste Time We Want Money and That Is What We Lmentioning

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Strategic Planning in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs): A Case Study of Botswana SMEs

Majama¹,

Magang²

2017

JMS

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Although small and medium enterprises contribute immensely to the economy of a country, they are characterised by low performance and high failure rate which is often blamed on lack of resources such as funds, land and skilled labour. Many business management specialists argue that even on the availability of such resources, some SMEs still fail due to lack of strategic planning. Extent literature indicates that formal strategic planning improves business performance as it involves deriving a game plan that enables SMEs to anticipate and respond to the turbulent market by arranging their resources and capabilities accordingly.As such, this research investigates the status of strategic planning by SMEs in Botswana. The study also investigates the perceived value of Strategic Planning by SME owner managers, and the extent of planning as well as identifying the barriers that prevent effective strategic planning. Using semi-structured interviews of 36 Small and Medium firms selected across several sectors, the study finds that strategic planning efforts do exist within SMEs but most of these firms engage in strategic planning activities to a limited extent. The study also finds several barriers, which contribute to lack of strategic planning. For instance, the study finds that most SME owner/managers have limited knowledge in the area of strategic planning. Some indicated that they do not plan because of the size of the business. Whereas some admitted that they still possess the traditional based thinking where most business decisions are based on intuition. The findings of this study have implications for policy decision makers and SME owner managers.

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Section: "Planning Is Waste Time We Want Money and That Is What We Lmentioning

confidence: 99%

Strategic Planning in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs): A Case Study of Botswana SMEs

Majama¹,

Magang²

2017

JMS

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“…A SWOT analysis is a simple but highly effective way of evaluating a business and the strategies deployed by organisations to conduct business in a given market environment (Mintzberg, 1994;Botton and McManus, 1995;Jackson et al, 2002;Valentin, 2001). The four initials in SWOT stand for strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats and it is typically used to undertake a structured analysis that aims to gather findings, which can contribute to the formulation of a strategy (Mintzberg, 1994).…”

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E-government: a comparison of strategies in local authorities in the UK and Norway

Weerakkody

Jones²,

Olsen

2007

IJEB

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“…This analysis may refer to the territory covered by the intervention, to the sector concerned, individual sectors and to the priority issues where a program is developed [56], maximizing the potential of creating value [58]. One such example of its application was its support of the Sicilian agro-food production and its application to strengthen the producers' role in the supply chains [59].…”

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“…This technique combines the evaluation of the internal and external favorable and unfavorable factors of the organization under study. Indeed, the term SWOT is the acronym for Strengths (internal favorable factors), i.e., the peculiarities of the association that give it an advantage over others, Weaknesses (internal unfavorable factors), i.e., the characteristics that place the association at a disadvantage compared to others, Opportunities (external favorable factors), i.e., the features of the external environment that the association could exploit to its advantage, and Threats (external unfavorable factors), i.e., the features of the external environment that could cause problems for the association [55,56]. SWOT analysis is a supportive choice analysis that responds to a need to rationalize decision making processes.…”

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Land Consolidation Associations and the Management of Territories in Harsh Italian Environments: A Review

2018

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Abstract:Land fragmentation is a phenomenon that reduces the mechanical management of agricultural and grazing lands and, consequently, leads to the abandonment of agricultural practices in harsh environments. It puts the agricultural and/or agro-pastoral businesses in a difficult situation as they have small surfaces to manage that do not allow for sufficient profit. Some worldwide land consolidation initiatives have been set up to reduce this phenomenon, such as land funds. In this context, this paper is dedicated to an Italian approach, which can be carried over to other realities, aimed at safeguarding and managing territories in harsh environments. This approach, known as the "Associazione Fondiaria (ASFO)", which can be roughly translated as "land consolidation association", consolidates small portions of abandoned land in a functional manner. Indeed, a land consolidation association not only stimulates new entrepreneurial agricultural activities, but is also able to create employment in depressed areas. A SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, Threats) analysis was used to evaluate ASFOs, and their peculiarities were discussed.

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Swot Analysis from a Resource-Based View

Cited by 173 publications

References 29 publications

Strategic Planning in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs): A Case Study of Botswana SMEs

Strategic Planning in Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs): A Case Study of Botswana SMEs

E-government: a comparison of strategies in local authorities in the UK and Norway

Land Consolidation Associations and the Management of Territories in Harsh Italian Environments: A Review

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