RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
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Case Study Description of RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge
RogersCasey Alternative Investments faces the challenge of managing distributions of stock by the private equity investors in which their clients have invested. These distributed shares appear to behave in complex ways, apparently at odds with market efficiency. A variety of strategies to capitalize on this behavior are considered.
Swot Analysis of "RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge" written by Josh Lerner includes – strengths weakness that are internal strategic factors of the organization, and opportunities and threats that Rogerscasey Alternative facing as an external strategic factors. Some of the topics covered in RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge case study are - Strategic Management Strategies, Customers, Financial management, Financial markets, Innovation, Venture capital and Finance & Accounting.
Some of the macro environment factors that can be used to understand the RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge casestudy better are - – increasing commodity prices, increasing transportation and logistics costs, there is backlash against globalization, customer relationship management is fast transforming because of increasing concerns over data privacy, supply chains are disrupted by pandemic , central banks are concerned over increasing inflation, talent flight as more people leaving formal jobs,
increasing government debt because of Covid-19 spendings, digital marketing is dominated by two big players Facebook and Google, etc
Introduction to SWOT Analysis of RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge
SWOT stands for an organization’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats . At Oak Spring University , we believe that protagonist in RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge case study can use SWOT analysis as a strategic management tool to assess the current internal strengths and weaknesses of the Rogerscasey Alternative, and to figure out the opportunities and threats in the macro environment – technological, environmental, political, economic, social, demographic, etc in which Rogerscasey Alternative 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 RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge can be done for the following purposes –
1. Strategic planning using facts provided in RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge case study
2. Improving business portfolio management of Rogerscasey Alternative
3. Assessing feasibility of the new initiative in Finance & Accounting field.
4. Making a Finance & Accounting topic specific business decision
5. Set goals for the organization
6. Organizational restructuring of Rogerscasey Alternative
Strengths RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Strengths in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The strengths of Rogerscasey Alternative in RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge Harvard Business Review case study are -
Sustainable margins compare to other players in Finance & Accounting industry
– RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge firm has clearly differentiated products in the market place. This has enabled Rogerscasey Alternative to fetch slight price premium compare to the competitors in the Finance & Accounting industry. The sustainable margins have also helped Rogerscasey Alternative to invest into research and development (R&D) and innovation.
High switching costs
– The high switching costs that Rogerscasey Alternative 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.
Analytics focus
– Rogerscasey Alternative 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 Josh Lerner 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.
High brand equity
– Rogerscasey Alternative has strong brand awareness and brand recognition among both - the exiting customers and potential new customers. Strong brand equity has enabled Rogerscasey Alternative to keep acquiring new customers and building profitable relationship with both the new and loyal customers.
Cross disciplinary teams
– Horizontal connected teams at the Rogerscasey Alternative are driving operational speed, building greater agility, and keeping the organization nimble to compete with new competitors. It helps are organization to ideate new ideas, and execute them swiftly in the marketplace.
Organizational Resilience of Rogerscasey Alternative
– The covid-19 pandemic has put organizational resilience at the centre of everthing that Rogerscasey Alternative does. Organizational resilience comprises - Financial Resilience, Operational Resilience, Technological Resilience, Organizational Resilience, Business Model Resilience, and Reputation Resilience.
Learning organization
- Rogerscasey Alternative 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 Rogerscasey Alternative is open place that encourages instructiveness, ideation, open minded discussions, and creativity. Employees and leaders in RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge Harvard Business Review case study emphasize – knowledge, initiative, and innovation.
Strong track record of project management
– Rogerscasey Alternative is known for sticking to its project targets. This enables the firm to manage – time, project costs, and have sustainable margins on the projects.
Training and development
– Rogerscasey Alternative has one of the best training and development program in the industry. The effectiveness of the training programs can be measured in RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge 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.
Ability to lead change in Finance & Accounting field
– Rogerscasey Alternative 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 Rogerscasey Alternative in – penetrating new markets, reaching out to new customers, and providing different value propositions to different customers in the international markets.
Ability to recruit top talent
– Rogerscasey Alternative is one of the leading recruiters in the industry. Managers in the RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge are in a position to attract the best talent available. The firm has a robust talent identification program that helps in identifying the brightest.
Effective Research and Development (R&D)
– Rogerscasey Alternative 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 RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge - staying ahead in the industry in terms of – new product launches, superior customer experience, highly competitive pricing strategies, and great returns to the shareholders.
Weaknesses RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Weaknesses in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The weaknesses of RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge are -
Compensation and incentives
– The revenue per employee as mentioned in the HBR case study RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge, is just above the industry average. Rogerscasey Alternative needs to redesign the compensation structure and incentives to increase the revenue per employees. Some of the steps that it can take are – hiring more specialists on project basis, etc.
Skills based hiring
– The stress on hiring functional specialists at Rogerscasey Alternative 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.
Slow to harness new channels of communication
– Even though competitors are using new communication channels such as Instagram, Tiktok, and Snap, Rogerscasey Alternative is slow explore the new channels of communication. These new channels of communication mentioned in marketing section of case study RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge can help to provide better information regarding products and services. It can also build an online community to further reach out to potential customers.
Ability to respond to the competition
– As the decision making is very deliberative, highlighted in the case study RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge, in the dynamic environment Rogerscasey Alternative has struggled to respond to the nimble upstart competition. Rogerscasey Alternative has reasonably good record with similar level competitors but it has struggled with new entrants taking away niches of its business.
Need for greater diversity
– Rogerscasey Alternative has taken concrete steps on diversity, equity, and inclusion. But the efforts so far has resulted in limited success. It needs to expand the recruitment and selection process to hire more people from the minorities and underprivileged background.
Employees’ incomplete understanding of strategy
– From the instances in the HBR case study RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge, it seems that the employees of Rogerscasey Alternative 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.
Interest costs
– Compare to the competition, Rogerscasey Alternative 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.
Low market penetration in new markets
– Outside its home market of Rogerscasey Alternative, firm in the HBR case study RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge needs to spend more promotional, marketing, and advertising efforts to penetrate international markets.
Capital Spending Reduction
– Even during the low interest decade, Rogerscasey Alternative has not been able to do capital spending to the tune of the competition. This has resulted into fewer innovations and company facing stiff competition from both existing competitors and new entrants who are disrupting the industry using digital technology.
Aligning sales with marketing
– It come across in the case study RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge 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 RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge can leverage the sales team experience to cultivate customer relationships as Rogerscasey Alternative is planning to shift buying processes online.
High operating costs
– Compare to the competitors, firm in the HBR case study RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge has high operating costs in the. This can be harder to sustain given the new emerging competition from nimble players who are using technology to attract Rogerscasey Alternative 's lucrative customers.
Opportunities RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge | 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 RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge are -
Redefining models of collaboration and team work
– As explained in the weaknesses section, Rogerscasey Alternative is facing challenges because of the dominance of functional experts in the organization. RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge 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.
Using analytics as competitive advantage
– Rogerscasey Alternative 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 RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge - to build a competitive advantage using analytics. The analytics driven competitive advantage can help Rogerscasey Alternative to build faster Go To Market strategies, better consumer insights, developing relevant product features, and building a highly efficient supply chain.
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 Rogerscasey Alternative in the consumer business. Now Rogerscasey Alternative can target international markets with far fewer capital restrictions requirements than the existing system.
Loyalty marketing
– Rogerscasey Alternative 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.
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. Rogerscasey Alternative can explore opportunities that can attract volunteers and are consistent with its mission and vision.
Remote work and new talent hiring opportunities
– The widespread usage of remote working technologies during Covid-19 has opened opportunities for Rogerscasey Alternative 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 Rogerscasey Alternative to hire the very best people irrespective of their geographical location.
Low interest rates
– Even though inflation is raising its head in most developed economies, Rogerscasey Alternative 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.
Lowering marketing communication costs
– 5G expansion will open new opportunities for Rogerscasey Alternative in the field of marketing communication. It will bring down the cost of doing business, provide technology platform to build new products in the Finance & Accounting segment, and it will provide faster access to the consumers.
Changes in consumer behavior post Covid-19
– Consumer behavior has changed in the Finance & Accounting industry because of Covid-19 restrictions. Some of this behavior will stay once things get back to normal. Rogerscasey Alternative can take advantage of these changes in consumer behavior to build a far more efficient business model. For example consumer regular ordering of products can reduce both last mile delivery costs and market penetration costs. Rogerscasey Alternative can further use this consumer data to build better customer loyalty, provide better products and service collection, and improve the value proposition in inflationary times.
Harnessing reconfiguration of the global supply chains
– As the trade war between US and China heats up in the coming years, Rogerscasey Alternative 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, RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge, to buy more products closer to the markets, and it can leverage its size and influence to get better deal from the local markets.
Leveraging digital technologies
– Rogerscasey Alternative 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.
Building a culture of innovation
– managers at Rogerscasey Alternative can make experimentation a productive activity and build a culture of innovation using approaches such as – mining transaction data, A/B testing of websites and selling platforms, engaging potential customers over various needs, and building on small ideas in the Finance & Accounting segment.
Better consumer reach
– The expansion of the 5G network will help Rogerscasey Alternative to increase its market reach. Rogerscasey Alternative 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.
Threats RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge External Strategic Factors
What are Threats in the SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The threats mentioned in the HBR case study RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge are -
High dependence on third party suppliers
– Rogerscasey Alternative 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.
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 Rogerscasey Alternative in the Finance & Accounting sector and impact the bottomline of the organization.
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. Rogerscasey Alternative needs to understand the core reasons impacting the Finance & Accounting industry. This will help it in building a better workplace.
Increasing international competition and downward pressure on margins
– Apart from technology driven competitive advantage dilution, Rogerscasey Alternative 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 RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge .
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 Rogerscasey Alternative business can come under increasing regulations regarding data privacy, data security, etc.
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.
Trade war between China and United States
– The trade war between two of the biggest economies can hugely impact the opportunities for Rogerscasey Alternative in the Finance & Accounting industry. The Finance & Accounting 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.
Environmental challenges
– Rogerscasey Alternative 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. Rogerscasey Alternative can take advantage of this fund but it will also bring new competitors in the Finance & Accounting industry.
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 Rogerscasey Alternative.
Learning curve for new practices
– As the technology based on artificial intelligence and machine learning platform is getting complex, as highlighted in case study RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge, Rogerscasey Alternative may face longer learning curve for training and development of existing employees. This can open space for more nimble competitors in the field of Finance & Accounting .
Regulatory challenges
– Rogerscasey Alternative 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 Finance & Accounting industry regulations.
Barriers of entry lowering
– As technology is more democratized, the barriers to entry in the industry are lowering. It can presents Rogerscasey Alternative with greater competitive threats in the near to medium future. Secondly it will also put downward pressure on pricing throughout the sector.
Easy access to finance
– Easy access to finance in Finance & Accounting field will also reduce the barriers to entry in the industry, thus putting downward pressure on the prices because of increasing competition. Rogerscasey Alternative 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 RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge 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 RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge 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 RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge 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 RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge 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 RogersCasey Alternative Investments: Innovative Response to the Distribution Challenge 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 Rogerscasey Alternative needs to make to build a sustainable competitive advantage.
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