Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
Strategy & Execution
Strategy / MBA Resources
Case Study SWOT Analysis Solution
Case Study Description of Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values
The author has examined common growth beliefs and the U.S. Growth Model and finds no support for them in any area of business research. He offers instead the Organic Growth Index, the result of ten years of research by the Batten Institute at the Darden School. Six keys to organic growth are presented and above-average growth companies that remained successful are linked to an internal Growth System called Smart Growth.
Swot Analysis of "Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values" written by Edward D. Hess includes – strengths weakness that are internal strategic factors of the organization, and opportunities and threats that Growth Organic facing as an external strategic factors. Some of the topics covered in Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values case study are - Strategic Management Strategies, and Strategy & Execution.
Some of the macro environment factors that can be used to understand the Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values casestudy better are - – increasing inequality as vast percentage of new income is going to the top 1%, banking and financial system is disrupted by Bitcoin and other crypto currencies, challanges to central banks by blockchain based private currencies, geopolitical disruptions, cloud computing is disrupting traditional business models, there is increasing trade war between United States & China, wage bills are increasing,
increasing energy prices, supply chains are disrupted by pandemic , etc
Introduction to SWOT Analysis of Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values
SWOT stands for an organization’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats . At Oak Spring University , we believe that protagonist in Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values case study can use SWOT analysis as a strategic management tool to assess the current internal strengths and weaknesses of the Growth Organic, and to figure out the opportunities and threats in the macro environment – technological, environmental, political, economic, social, demographic, etc in which Growth Organic 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 Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values can be done for the following purposes –
1. Strategic planning using facts provided in Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values case study
2. Improving business portfolio management of Growth Organic
3. Assessing feasibility of the new initiative in Strategy & Execution field.
4. Making a Strategy & Execution topic specific business decision
5. Set goals for the organization
6. Organizational restructuring of Growth Organic
Strengths Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Strengths in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The strengths of Growth Organic in Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values Harvard Business Review case study are -
Learning organization
- Growth Organic 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 Growth Organic is open place that encourages instructiveness, ideation, open minded discussions, and creativity. Employees and leaders in Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values Harvard Business Review case study emphasize – knowledge, initiative, and innovation.
Sustainable margins compare to other players in Strategy & Execution industry
– Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values firm has clearly differentiated products in the market place. This has enabled Growth Organic to fetch slight price premium compare to the competitors in the Strategy & Execution industry. The sustainable margins have also helped Growth Organic to invest into research and development (R&D) and innovation.
Operational resilience
– The operational resilience strategy in the Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values 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.
Digital Transformation in Strategy & Execution segment
- digital transformation varies from industry to industry. For Growth Organic digital transformation journey comprises differing goals based on market maturity, customer technology acceptance, and organizational culture. Growth Organic 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.
High switching costs
– The high switching costs that Growth Organic 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
– Growth Organic 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 Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values HBR case study have helped the firm to develop new products and bring them quickly to the marketplace.
Training and development
– Growth Organic has one of the best training and development program in the industry. The effectiveness of the training programs can be measured in Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values 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.
High brand equity
– Growth Organic has strong brand awareness and brand recognition among both - the exiting customers and potential new customers. Strong brand equity has enabled Growth Organic to keep acquiring new customers and building profitable relationship with both the new and loyal customers.
Diverse revenue streams
– Growth Organic is present in almost all the verticals within the industry. This has provided firm in Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values 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.
Effective Research and Development (R&D)
– Growth Organic has innovation driven culture where significant part of the revenues are spent on the research and development activities. This has resulted in, as mentioned in case study Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values - staying ahead in the industry in terms of – new product launches, superior customer experience, highly competitive pricing strategies, and great returns to the shareholders.
Strong track record of project management
– Growth Organic is known for sticking to its project targets. This enables the firm to manage – time, project costs, and have sustainable margins on the projects.
Successful track record of launching new products
– Growth Organic has launched numerous new products in last few years, keeping in mind evolving customer preferences and competitive pressures. Growth Organic has effective processes in place that helps in exploring new product needs, doing quick pilot testing, and then launching the products quickly using its extensive distribution network.
Weaknesses Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Weaknesses in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The weaknesses of Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values are -
Skills based hiring
– The stress on hiring functional specialists at Growth Organic 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.
Workers concerns about automation
– As automation is fast increasing in the segment, Growth Organic needs to come up with a strategy to reduce the workers concern regarding automation. Without a clear strategy, it could lead to disruption and uncertainty within the organization.
Products dominated business model
– Even though Growth Organic 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 - Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values should strive to include more intangible value offerings along with its core products and services.
Low market penetration in new markets
– Outside its home market of Growth Organic, firm in the HBR case study Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values needs to spend more promotional, marketing, and advertising efforts to penetrate international markets.
Increasing silos among functional specialists
– The organizational structure of Growth Organic is dominated by functional specialists. It is not different from other players in the Strategy & Execution segment. Growth Organic needs to de-silo the office environment to harness the true potential of its workforce. Secondly the de-silo will also help Growth Organic to focus more on services rather than just following the product oriented approach.
Aligning sales with marketing
– It come across in the case study Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values 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 Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values can leverage the sales team experience to cultivate customer relationships as Growth Organic is planning to shift buying processes online.
Employees’ incomplete understanding of strategy
– From the instances in the HBR case study Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values, it seems that the employees of Growth Organic 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.
Slow to harness new channels of communication
– Even though competitors are using new communication channels such as Instagram, Tiktok, and Snap, Growth Organic is slow explore the new channels of communication. These new channels of communication mentioned in marketing section of case study Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values can help to provide better information regarding products and services. It can also build an online community to further reach out to potential customers.
Lack of clear differentiation of Growth Organic products
– To increase the profitability and margins on the products, Growth Organic needs to provide more differentiated products than what it is currently offering in the marketplace.
High dependence on existing supply chain
– The disruption in the global supply chains because of the Covid-19 pandemic and blockage of the Suez Canal illustrated the fragile nature of Growth Organic supply chain. Even after few cautionary changes mentioned in the HBR case study - Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values, it is still heavily dependent upon the existing supply chain. The existing supply chain though brings in cost efficiencies but it has left Growth Organic vulnerable to further global disruptions in South East Asia.
Interest costs
– Compare to the competition, Growth Organic 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.
Opportunities Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values | 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 Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values are -
Using analytics as competitive advantage
– Growth Organic 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 Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values - to build a competitive advantage using analytics. The analytics driven competitive advantage can help Growth Organic to build faster Go To Market strategies, better consumer insights, developing relevant product features, and building a highly efficient supply chain.
Buying journey improvements
– Growth Organic can improve the customer journey of consumers in the industry by using analytics and artificial intelligence. Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values suggest that firm can provide automated chats to help consumers solve their own problems, provide online suggestions to get maximum out of the products and services, and help consumers to build a community where they can interact with each other to develop new features and uses.
Better consumer reach
– The expansion of the 5G network will help Growth Organic to increase its market reach. Growth Organic 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.
Low interest rates
– Even though inflation is raising its head in most developed economies, Growth Organic 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.
Reforming the budgeting process
- By establishing new metrics that will be used to evaluate both existing and potential projects Growth Organic can not only reduce the costs of the project but also help it in integrating the projects with other processes within the organization.
Lowering marketing communication costs
– 5G expansion will open new opportunities for Growth Organic in the field of marketing communication. It will bring down the cost of doing business, provide technology platform to build new products in the Strategy & Execution segment, and it will provide faster access to the consumers.
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 Growth Organic in the consumer business. Now Growth Organic can target international markets with far fewer capital restrictions requirements than the existing system.
Creating value in data economy
– The success of analytics program of Growth Organic has opened avenues for new revenue streams for the organization in the industry. This can help Growth Organic to build a more holistic ecosystem as suggested in the Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values case study. Growth Organic can build new products and services such as - data insight services, data privacy related products, data based consulting services, etc.
Increase in government spending
– As the United States and other governments are increasing social spending and infrastructure spending to build economies post Covid-19, Growth Organic can use these opportunities to build new business models that can help the communities that Growth Organic operates in. Secondly it can use opportunities from government spending in Strategy & Execution sector.
Learning at scale
– Online learning technologies has now opened space for Growth Organic 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.
Developing new processes and practices
– Growth Organic can develop new processes and procedures in Strategy & Execution industry using technology such as automation using artificial intelligence, real time transportation and products tracking, 3D modeling for concept development and new products pilot testing etc.
Remote work and new talent hiring opportunities
– The widespread usage of remote working technologies during Covid-19 has opened opportunities for Growth Organic to expand its talent hiring zone. According to McKinsey Global Institute, 20% of the high end workforce in fields such as finance, information technology, can continously work from remote local post Covid-19. This presents a really great opportunity for Growth Organic to hire the very best people irrespective of their geographical location.
Manufacturing automation
– Growth Organic can use the latest technology developments to improve its manufacturing and designing process in Strategy & Execution 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.
Threats Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values External Strategic Factors
What are Threats in the SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The threats mentioned in the HBR case study Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values are -
High dependence on third party suppliers
– Growth Organic 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.
Shortening product life cycle
– it is one of the major threat that Growth Organic is facing in Strategy & Execution sector. It can lead to higher research and development costs, higher marketing expenses, lower customer loyalty, etc.
Regulatory challenges
– Growth Organic 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 Strategy & Execution industry regulations.
Stagnating economy with rate increase
– Growth Organic can face lack of demand in the market place because of Fed actions to reduce inflation. This can lead to sluggish growth in the economy, lower demands, lower investments, higher borrowing costs, and consolidation in the field.
Trade war between China and United States
– The trade war between two of the biggest economies can hugely impact the opportunities for Growth Organic in the Strategy & Execution industry. The Strategy & Execution industry is already at various protected from local competition in China, with the rise of trade war the protection levels may go up. This presents a clear threat of current business model in Chinese market.
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 Growth Organic business can come under increasing regulations regarding data privacy, data security, etc.
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 Growth Organic in the Strategy & Execution sector and impact the bottomline of the organization.
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. Growth Organic 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.
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.
Increasing international competition and downward pressure on margins
– Apart from technology driven competitive advantage dilution, Growth Organic can face downward pressure on margins from increasing competition from international players. The international players have stable revenue in their home market and can use those resources to penetrate prominent markets illustrated in HBR case study Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values .
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 Growth Organic.
High level of anxiety and lack of motivation
– the Great Resignation in United States is the sign of broader dissatisfaction among the workforce in United States. Growth Organic needs to understand the core reasons impacting the Strategy & Execution industry. This will help it in building a better workplace.
Easy access to finance
– Easy access to finance in Strategy & Execution field will also reduce the barriers to entry in the industry, thus putting downward pressure on the prices because of increasing competition. Growth Organic can utilize it by borrowing at lower rates and invest it into research and development, capital expenditure to fortify its core competitive advantage.
Weighted SWOT Analysis of Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values 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 Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values 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 Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values 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 Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values 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 Growth Is the Dynamic Confluence of Strategy, Entrepreneurship, and Values 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 Growth Organic needs to make to build a sustainable competitive advantage.
