Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
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Case Study Description of Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell
Describes a faculty team at a leading business school that was charged with developing an integrated, cross-discipline curriculum. Shows how and why integrated projects like this are so difficult to manage.
Swot Analysis of "Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell" written by Clayton M. Christensen includes – strengths weakness that are internal strategic factors of the organization, and opportunities and threats that Subcommittee Sentence facing as an external strategic factors. Some of the topics covered in Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell case study are - Strategic Management Strategies, Innovation, Leading teams and Organizational Development.
Some of the macro environment factors that can be used to understand the Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell casestudy better are - – banking and financial system is disrupted by Bitcoin and other crypto currencies, supply chains are disrupted by pandemic , increasing energy prices, talent flight as more people leaving formal jobs, increasing commodity prices, increasing inequality as vast percentage of new income is going to the top 1%, geopolitical disruptions,
competitive advantages are harder to sustain because of technology dispersion, there is backlash against globalization, etc
Introduction to SWOT Analysis of Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell
SWOT stands for an organization’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats . At Oak Spring University , we believe that protagonist in Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell case study can use SWOT analysis as a strategic management tool to assess the current internal strengths and weaknesses of the Subcommittee Sentence, and to figure out the opportunities and threats in the macro environment – technological, environmental, political, economic, social, demographic, etc in which Subcommittee Sentence operates in.
According to Harvard Business Review, 75% of the managers use SWOT analysis for various purposes such as – evaluating current scenario, strategic planning, new venture feasibility, personal growth goals, new market entry, Go To market strategies, portfolio management and strategic trade-off assessment, organizational restructuring, etc.
SWOT Objectives / Importance of SWOT Analysis and SWOT Matrix
SWOT analysis of Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell can be done for the following purposes –
1. Strategic planning using facts provided in Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell case study
2. Improving business portfolio management of Subcommittee Sentence
3. Assessing feasibility of the new initiative in Organizational Development field.
4. Making a Organizational Development topic specific business decision
5. Set goals for the organization
6. Organizational restructuring of Subcommittee Sentence
Strengths Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Strengths in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The strengths of Subcommittee Sentence in Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell Harvard Business Review case study are -
Digital Transformation in Organizational Development segment
- digital transformation varies from industry to industry. For Subcommittee Sentence digital transformation journey comprises differing goals based on market maturity, customer technology acceptance, and organizational culture. Subcommittee Sentence has successfully integrated the four key components of digital transformation – digital integration in processes, digital integration in marketing and customer relationship management, digital integration into the value chain, and using technology to explore new products and market opportunities.
Ability to lead change in Organizational Development field
– Subcommittee Sentence is one of the leading players in its industry. Over the years it has not only transformed the business landscape in its segment but also across the whole industry. The ability to lead change has enabled Subcommittee Sentence in – penetrating new markets, reaching out to new customers, and providing different value propositions to different customers in the international markets.
Diverse revenue streams
– Subcommittee Sentence is present in almost all the verticals within the industry. This has provided firm in Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell case study a diverse revenue stream that has helped it to survive disruptions such as global pandemic in Covid-19, financial disruption of 2008, and supply chain disruption of 2021.
Training and development
– Subcommittee Sentence has one of the best training and development program in the industry. The effectiveness of the training programs can be measured in Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell Harvard Business Review case study by analyzing – employees retention, in-house promotion, loyalty, new venture initiation, lack of conflict, and high level of both employees and customer engagement.
Operational resilience
– The operational resilience strategy in the Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell Harvard Business Review case study comprises – understanding the underlying the factors in the industry, building diversified operations across different geographies so that disruption in one part of the world doesn’t impact the overall performance of the firm, and integrating the various business operations and processes through its digital transformation drive.
Analytics focus
– Subcommittee Sentence is putting a lot of focus on utilizing the power of analytics in business decision making. This has put it among the leading players in the industry. The technology infrastructure suggested by Clayton M. Christensen can also help it to harness the power of analytics for – marketing optimization, demand forecasting, customer relationship management, inventory management, information sharing across the value chain etc.
Sustainable margins compare to other players in Organizational Development industry
– Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell firm has clearly differentiated products in the market place. This has enabled Subcommittee Sentence to fetch slight price premium compare to the competitors in the Organizational Development industry. The sustainable margins have also helped Subcommittee Sentence to invest into research and development (R&D) and innovation.
Learning organization
- Subcommittee Sentence is a learning organization. It has inculcated three key characters of learning organization in its processes and operations – exploration, creativity, and expansiveness. The work place at Subcommittee Sentence is open place that encourages instructiveness, ideation, open minded discussions, and creativity. Employees and leaders in Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell Harvard Business Review case study emphasize – knowledge, initiative, and innovation.
Innovation driven organization
– Subcommittee Sentence is one of the most innovative firm in sector. Manager in Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell Harvard Business Review case study can use Clayton Christensen Disruptive Innovation strategies to further increase the scale of innovtions in the organization.
High switching costs
– The high switching costs that Subcommittee Sentence has built up over years in its products and services combo offer has resulted in high retention of customers, lower marketing costs, and greater ability of the firm to focus on its customers.
Highly skilled collaborators
– Subcommittee Sentence has highly efficient outsourcing and offshoring strategy. It has resulted in greater operational flexibility and bringing down the costs in highly price sensitive segment. Secondly the value chain collaborators of the firm in Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell HBR case study have helped the firm to develop new products and bring them quickly to the marketplace.
Organizational Resilience of Subcommittee Sentence
– The covid-19 pandemic has put organizational resilience at the centre of everthing that Subcommittee Sentence does. Organizational resilience comprises - Financial Resilience, Operational Resilience, Technological Resilience, Organizational Resilience, Business Model Resilience, and Reputation Resilience.
Weaknesses Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Weaknesses in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The weaknesses of Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell are -
Ability to respond to the competition
– As the decision making is very deliberative, highlighted in the case study Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell, in the dynamic environment Subcommittee Sentence has struggled to respond to the nimble upstart competition. Subcommittee Sentence has reasonably good record with similar level competitors but it has struggled with new entrants taking away niches of its business.
Skills based hiring
– The stress on hiring functional specialists at Subcommittee Sentence has created an environment where the organization is dominated by functional specialists rather than management generalist. This has resulted into product oriented approach rather than marketing oriented approach or consumers oriented approach.
Low market penetration in new markets
– Outside its home market of Subcommittee Sentence, firm in the HBR case study Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell needs to spend more promotional, marketing, and advertising efforts to penetrate international markets.
Products dominated business model
– Even though Subcommittee Sentence has some of the most successful products in the industry, this business model has made each new product launch extremely critical for continuous financial growth of the organization. firm in the HBR case study - Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell should strive to include more intangible value offerings along with its core products and services.
Increasing silos among functional specialists
– The organizational structure of Subcommittee Sentence is dominated by functional specialists. It is not different from other players in the Organizational Development segment. Subcommittee Sentence needs to de-silo the office environment to harness the true potential of its workforce. Secondly the de-silo will also help Subcommittee Sentence to focus more on services rather than just following the product oriented approach.
High cash cycle compare to competitors
Subcommittee Sentence has a high cash cycle compare to other players in the industry. It needs to shorten the cash cycle by 12% to be more competitive in the marketplace, reduce inventory costs, and be more profitable.
High dependence on star products
– The top 2 products and services of the firm as mentioned in the Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell HBR case study still accounts for major business revenue. This dependence on star products in has resulted into insufficient focus on developing new products, even though Subcommittee Sentence has relatively successful track record of launching new products.
Employees’ incomplete understanding of strategy
– From the instances in the HBR case study Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell, it seems that the employees of Subcommittee Sentence don’t have comprehensive understanding of the firm’s strategy. This is reflected in number of promotional campaigns over the last few years that had mixed messaging and competing priorities. Some of the strategic activities and services promoted in the promotional campaigns were not consistent with the organization’s strategy.
No frontier risks strategy
– After analyzing the HBR case study Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell, it seems that company is thinking about the frontier risks that can impact Organizational Development strategy. But it has very little resources allocation to manage the risks emerging from events such as natural disasters, climate change, melting of permafrost, tacking the rise of artificial intelligence, opportunities and threats emerging from commercialization of space etc.
Interest costs
– Compare to the competition, Subcommittee Sentence has borrowed money from the capital market at higher rates. It needs to restructure the interest payment and costs so that it can compete better and improve profitability.
Aligning sales with marketing
– It come across in the case study Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell that the firm needs to have more collaboration between its sales team and marketing team. Sales professionals in the industry have deep experience in developing customer relationships. Marketing department in the case Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell can leverage the sales team experience to cultivate customer relationships as Subcommittee Sentence is planning to shift buying processes online.
Opportunities Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell | External Strategic Factors
What are Opportunities in the SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The opportunities highlighted in the Harvard Business Review case study Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell are -
Low interest rates
– Even though inflation is raising its head in most developed economies, Subcommittee Sentence can still utilize the low interest rates to borrow money for capital investment. Secondly it can also use the increase of government spending in infrastructure projects to get new business.
Manufacturing automation
– Subcommittee Sentence can use the latest technology developments to improve its manufacturing and designing process in Organizational Development segment. It can use CAD and 3D printing to build a quick prototype and pilot testing products. It can leverage automation using machine learning and artificial intelligence to do faster production at lowers costs, and it can leverage the growth in satellite and tracking technologies to improve inventory management, transportation, and shipping.
Better consumer reach
– The expansion of the 5G network will help Subcommittee Sentence to increase its market reach. Subcommittee Sentence will be able to reach out to new customers. Secondly 5G will also provide technology framework to build new tools and products that can help more immersive consumer experience and faster consumer journey.
Harnessing reconfiguration of the global supply chains
– As the trade war between US and China heats up in the coming years, Subcommittee Sentence can build a diversified supply chain model across various countries in - South East Asia, India, and other parts of the world. This reconfiguration of global supply chain can help, as suggested in case study, Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell, to buy more products closer to the markets, and it can leverage its size and influence to get better deal from the local markets.
Use of Bitcoin and other crypto currencies for transactions
– The popularity of Bitcoin and other crypto currencies as asset class and medium of transaction has opened new opportunities for Subcommittee Sentence in the consumer business. Now Subcommittee Sentence can target international markets with far fewer capital restrictions requirements than the existing system.
Redefining models of collaboration and team work
– As explained in the weaknesses section, Subcommittee Sentence is facing challenges because of the dominance of functional experts in the organization. Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell case study suggests that firm can utilize new technology to build more coordinated teams and streamline operations and communications using tools such as CAD, Zoom, etc.
Learning at scale
– Online learning technologies has now opened space for Subcommittee Sentence to conduct training and development for its employees across the world. This will result in not only reducing the cost of training but also help employees in different part of the world to integrate with the headquarter work culture, ethos, and standards.
Identify volunteer opportunities
– Covid-19 has impacted working population in two ways – it has led to people soul searching about their professional choices, resulting in mass resignation. Secondly it has encouraged people to do things that they are passionate about. This has opened opportunities for businesses to build volunteer oriented socially driven projects. Subcommittee Sentence can explore opportunities that can attract volunteers and are consistent with its mission and vision.
Reconfiguring business model
– The expansion of digital payment system, the bringing down of international transactions costs using Bitcoin and other blockchain based currencies, etc can help Subcommittee Sentence to reconfigure its entire business model. For example it can used blockchain based technologies to reduce piracy of its products in the big markets such as China. Secondly it can use the popularity of e-commerce in various developing markets to build a Direct to Customer business model rather than the current Channel Heavy distribution network.
Using analytics as competitive advantage
– Subcommittee Sentence has spent a significant amount of money and effort to integrate analytics and machine learning into its operations in the sector. This continuous investment in analytics has enabled, as illustrated in the Harvard case study Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell - to build a competitive advantage using analytics. The analytics driven competitive advantage can help Subcommittee Sentence to build faster Go To Market strategies, better consumer insights, developing relevant product features, and building a highly efficient supply chain.
Leveraging digital technologies
– Subcommittee Sentence can leverage digital technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning to automate the production process, customer analytics to get better insights into consumer behavior, realtime digital dashboards to get better sales tracking, logistics and transportation, product tracking, etc.
Loyalty marketing
– Subcommittee Sentence has focused on building a highly responsive customer relationship management platform. This platform is built on in-house data and driven by analytics and artificial intelligence. The customer analytics can help the organization to fine tune its loyalty marketing efforts, increase the wallet share of the organization, reduce wastage on mainstream advertising spending, build better pricing strategies using personalization, etc.
Reforming the budgeting process
- By establishing new metrics that will be used to evaluate both existing and potential projects Subcommittee Sentence can not only reduce the costs of the project but also help it in integrating the projects with other processes within the organization.
Threats Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell External Strategic Factors
What are Threats in the SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The threats mentioned in the HBR case study Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell are -
Technology disruption because of hacks, piracy etc
– The colonial pipeline illustrated, how vulnerable modern organization are to international hackers, miscreants, and disruptors. The cyber security interruption, data leaks, etc can seriously jeopardize the future growth of the organization.
Aging population
– As the populations of most advanced economies are aging, it will lead to high social security costs, higher savings among population, and lower demand for goods and services in the economy. The household savings in US, France, UK, Germany, and Japan are growing faster than predicted because of uncertainty caused by pandemic.
Regulatory challenges
– Subcommittee Sentence needs to prepare for regulatory challenges as consumer protection groups and other pressure groups are vigorously advocating for more regulations on big business - to reduce inequality, to create a level playing field, to product data privacy and consumer privacy, to reduce the influence of big money on democratic institutions, etc. This can lead to significant changes in the Organizational Development industry regulations.
Easy access to finance
– Easy access to finance in Organizational Development field will also reduce the barriers to entry in the industry, thus putting downward pressure on the prices because of increasing competition. Subcommittee Sentence can utilize it by borrowing at lower rates and invest it into research and development, capital expenditure to fortify its core competitive advantage.
Capital market disruption
– During the Covid-19, Dow Jones has touched record high. The valuations of a number of companies are way beyond their existing business model potential. This can lead to capital market correction which can put a number of suppliers, collaborators, value chain partners in great financial difficulty. It will directly impact the business of Subcommittee Sentence.
New competition
– After the dotcom bust of 2001, financial crisis of 2008-09, the business formation in US economy had declined. But in 2020 alone, there are more than 1.5 million new business applications in United States. This can lead to greater competition for Subcommittee Sentence in the Organizational Development sector and impact the bottomline of the organization.
Environmental challenges
– Subcommittee Sentence needs to have a robust strategy against the disruptions arising from climate change and energy requirements. EU has identified it as key priority area and spending 30% of its 880 billion Euros European post Covid-19 recovery funds on green technology. Subcommittee Sentence can take advantage of this fund but it will also bring new competitors in the Organizational Development industry.
Shortening product life cycle
– it is one of the major threat that Subcommittee Sentence is facing in Organizational Development sector. It can lead to higher research and development costs, higher marketing expenses, lower customer loyalty, etc.
Backlash against dominant players
– US Congress and other legislative arms of the government are getting tough on big business especially technology companies. The digital arm of Subcommittee Sentence business can come under increasing regulations regarding data privacy, data security, etc.
Instability in the European markets
– European Union markets are facing three big challenges post Covid – expanded balance sheets, Brexit related business disruption, and aggressive Russia looking to distract the existing security mechanism. Subcommittee Sentence will face different problems in different parts of Europe. For example it will face inflationary pressures in UK, France, and Germany, balance sheet expansion and demand challenges in Southern European countries, and geopolitical instability in the Eastern Europe.
High dependence on third party suppliers
– Subcommittee Sentence high dependence on third party suppliers can disrupt its processes and delivery mechanism. For example -the current troubles of car makers because of chip shortage is because the chip companies started producing chips for electronic companies rather than car manufacturers.
Increasing wage structure of Subcommittee Sentence
– Post Covid-19 there is a sharp increase in the wages especially in the jobs that require interaction with people. The increasing wages can put downward pressure on the margins of Subcommittee Sentence.
Learning curve for new practices
– As the technology based on artificial intelligence and machine learning platform is getting complex, as highlighted in case study Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell, Subcommittee Sentence may face longer learning curve for training and development of existing employees. This can open space for more nimble competitors in the field of Organizational Development .
Weighted SWOT Analysis of Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell Template, Example
Not all factors mentioned under the Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats quadrants in the SWOT Analysis are equal. Managers in the HBR case study Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell needs to zero down on the relative importance of each factor mentioned in the Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities, and Threats quadrants.
We can provide the relative importance to each factor by assigning relative weights. Weighted SWOT analysis process is a three stage process –
First stage for doing weighted SWOT analysis of the case study Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell is to rank the strengths and weaknesses of the organization. This will help you to assess the most important strengths and weaknesses of the firm and which one of the strengths and weaknesses mentioned in the initial lists are marginal and can be left out.
Second stage for conducting weighted SWOT analysis of the Harvard case study Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell is to give probabilities to the external strategic factors thus better understanding the opportunities and threats arising out of macro environment changes and developments.
Third stage of constructing weighted SWOT analysis of Required Course Subcommittee: A Sentence from Hell is to provide strategic recommendations includes – joining likelihood of external strategic factors such as opportunities and threats to the internal strategic factors – strengths and weaknesses. You should start with external factors as they will provide the direction of the overall industry. Secondly by joining probabilities with internal strategic factors can help the company not only strategic fit but also the most probably strategic trade-off that Subcommittee Sentence needs to make to build a sustainable competitive advantage.
