Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
Global Business
Strategy / MBA Resources
Case Study SWOT Analysis Solution
Case Study Description of Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project
When the World Bank signed an agreement with the government of Peru in December, 1997 to provide a $22.5 million loan to help reform the country's antiquated and corrupt judicial system, the Bank knew it faced risks. Peru's President Alberto Fujimori was under fire and observers considered it possible that, rather than exhibiting real commitment to reform, the government may have been seeking the loan chiefly to lend a veneer of legitimacy to measures that in reality reduced judicial independence and concentrated more power in the executive. On balance, however, Bank officials who had to make the decision on whether to proceed with the agreement believed it offered a rare opportunity to address a variety of longstanding ills-including limited access to the justice system, a crumbling infrastructure, and inadequate training of judges and prosecutors. But just three months after the agreement had been signed, Peru's Congress-dominated by members loyal to the President-passed a measure which led Bank officials to question the good faith of the government. The new law limited the powers of one of the pillars of the loan agreement-the National Council of Magistrates, an independent entity mandated to , ratify and remove judges and prosecutors. The Council's members resigned en masse and, in response, the Bank postponed the effective date of the judicial reform loan by six months-halting any disbursement of funds. But in the days following the announcement, Peru's government put increasing pressure on the Bank to change its mind-and finally summoned the Bank's country director for Peru to a personal meeting with President Fujimori. The country director would have to decide whether to stick with the loan postponement-and, more broadly, take stock of what was really going on in Peru. Would the loan help a government sincerely embarked on reform? Or might it simply abet a government bent on subverting the judiciary to further its own political goals? HKS Case Number 1779.0
Swot Analysis of "Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project" written by Kirsten Lundberg, Philip Heymann includes – strengths weakness that are internal strategic factors of the organization, and opportunities and threats that Judicial Loan facing as an external strategic factors. Some of the topics covered in Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project case study are - Strategic Management Strategies, Ethics, Government, International business, Leadership, Operations management, Project management, Strategic planning and Global Business.
Some of the macro environment factors that can be used to understand the Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project casestudy better are - – increasing household debt because of falling income levels, technology disruption, there is backlash against globalization, cloud computing is disrupting traditional business models, geopolitical disruptions, wage bills are increasing, increasing energy prices,
central banks are concerned over increasing inflation, talent flight as more people leaving formal jobs, etc
Introduction to SWOT Analysis of Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project
SWOT stands for an organization’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats . At Oak Spring University , we believe that protagonist in Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project case study can use SWOT analysis as a strategic management tool to assess the current internal strengths and weaknesses of the Judicial Loan, and to figure out the opportunities and threats in the macro environment – technological, environmental, political, economic, social, demographic, etc in which Judicial Loan 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 Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project can be done for the following purposes –
1. Strategic planning using facts provided in Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project case study
2. Improving business portfolio management of Judicial Loan
3. Assessing feasibility of the new initiative in Global Business field.
4. Making a Global Business topic specific business decision
5. Set goals for the organization
6. Organizational restructuring of Judicial Loan
Strengths Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Strengths in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The strengths of Judicial Loan in Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project Harvard Business Review case study are -
High brand equity
– Judicial Loan has strong brand awareness and brand recognition among both - the exiting customers and potential new customers. Strong brand equity has enabled Judicial Loan to keep acquiring new customers and building profitable relationship with both the new and loyal customers.
Ability to recruit top talent
– Judicial Loan is one of the leading recruiters in the industry. Managers in the Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project are in a position to attract the best talent available. The firm has a robust talent identification program that helps in identifying the brightest.
Organizational Resilience of Judicial Loan
– The covid-19 pandemic has put organizational resilience at the centre of everthing that Judicial Loan does. Organizational resilience comprises - Financial Resilience, Operational Resilience, Technological Resilience, Organizational Resilience, Business Model Resilience, and Reputation Resilience.
Analytics focus
– Judicial Loan 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 Kirsten Lundberg, Philip Heymann 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.
Innovation driven organization
– Judicial Loan is one of the most innovative firm in sector. Manager in Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project Harvard Business Review case study can use Clayton Christensen Disruptive Innovation strategies to further increase the scale of innovtions in the organization.
Training and development
– Judicial Loan has one of the best training and development program in the industry. The effectiveness of the training programs can be measured in Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project 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.
Low bargaining power of suppliers
– Suppliers of Judicial Loan in the sector have low bargaining power. Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project has further diversified its suppliers portfolio by building a robust supply chain across various countries. This helps Judicial Loan to manage not only supply disruptions but also source products at highly competitive prices.
Diverse revenue streams
– Judicial Loan is present in almost all the verticals within the industry. This has provided firm in Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project 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.
Learning organization
- Judicial Loan 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 Judicial Loan is open place that encourages instructiveness, ideation, open minded discussions, and creativity. Employees and leaders in Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project Harvard Business Review case study emphasize – knowledge, initiative, and innovation.
High switching costs
– The high switching costs that Judicial Loan 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.
Cross disciplinary teams
– Horizontal connected teams at the Judicial Loan 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.
Effective Research and Development (R&D)
– Judicial Loan 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 Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project - 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 Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Weaknesses in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The weaknesses of Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project are -
Workers concerns about automation
– As automation is fast increasing in the segment, Judicial Loan 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.
Slow to strategic competitive environment developments
– As Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project HBR case study mentions - Judicial Loan takes time to assess the upcoming competitions. This has led to missing out on atleast 2-3 big opportunities in the industry in last five years.
High bargaining power of channel partners
– Because of the regulatory requirements, Kirsten Lundberg, Philip Heymann suggests that, Judicial Loan is facing high bargaining power of the channel partners. So far it has not able to streamline the operations to reduce the bargaining power of the value chain partners in the industry.
High operating costs
– Compare to the competitors, firm in the HBR case study Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project 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 Judicial Loan 's lucrative customers.
Increasing silos among functional specialists
– The organizational structure of Judicial Loan is dominated by functional specialists. It is not different from other players in the Global Business segment. Judicial Loan needs to de-silo the office environment to harness the true potential of its workforce. Secondly the de-silo will also help Judicial Loan to focus more on services rather than just following the product oriented approach.
Aligning sales with marketing
– It come across in the case study Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project 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 Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project can leverage the sales team experience to cultivate customer relationships as Judicial Loan is planning to shift buying processes online.
No frontier risks strategy
– After analyzing the HBR case study Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project, it seems that company is thinking about the frontier risks that can impact Global Business 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.
Products dominated business model
– Even though Judicial Loan 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 - Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project should strive to include more intangible value offerings along with its core products and services.
Employees’ incomplete understanding of strategy
– From the instances in the HBR case study Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project, it seems that the employees of Judicial Loan 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.
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 Judicial Loan supply chain. Even after few cautionary changes mentioned in the HBR case study - Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project, it is still heavily dependent upon the existing supply chain. The existing supply chain though brings in cost efficiencies but it has left Judicial Loan vulnerable to further global disruptions in South East Asia.
High cash cycle compare to competitors
Judicial Loan 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.
Opportunities Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project | 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 Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project are -
Better consumer reach
– The expansion of the 5G network will help Judicial Loan to increase its market reach. Judicial Loan 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.
Developing new processes and practices
– Judicial Loan can develop new processes and procedures in Global Business 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.
Leveraging digital technologies
– Judicial Loan 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.
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 Judicial Loan in the consumer business. Now Judicial Loan 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 Judicial Loan has opened avenues for new revenue streams for the organization in the industry. This can help Judicial Loan to build a more holistic ecosystem as suggested in the Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project case study. Judicial Loan can build new products and services such as - data insight services, data privacy related products, data based consulting services, etc.
Low interest rates
– Even though inflation is raising its head in most developed economies, Judicial Loan 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.
Learning at scale
– Online learning technologies has now opened space for Judicial Loan 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.
Changes in consumer behavior post Covid-19
– Consumer behavior has changed in the Global Business industry because of Covid-19 restrictions. Some of this behavior will stay once things get back to normal. Judicial Loan 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. Judicial Loan 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.
Buying journey improvements
– Judicial Loan can improve the customer journey of consumers in the industry by using analytics and artificial intelligence. Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project 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.
Using analytics as competitive advantage
– Judicial Loan 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 Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project - to build a competitive advantage using analytics. The analytics driven competitive advantage can help Judicial Loan to build faster Go To Market strategies, better consumer insights, developing relevant product features, and building a highly efficient supply chain.
Finding new ways to collaborate
– Covid-19 has not only transformed business models of companies in Global Business industry, but it has also influenced the consumer preferences. Judicial Loan can tie-up with other value chain partners to explore new opportunities regarding meeting customer demands and building a rewarding and engaging relationship.
Redefining models of collaboration and team work
– As explained in the weaknesses section, Judicial Loan is facing challenges because of the dominance of functional experts in the organization. Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project 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.
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 Judicial Loan 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.
Threats Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project External Strategic Factors
What are Threats in the SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The threats mentioned in the HBR case study Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project are -
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 Judicial Loan.
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.
Barriers of entry lowering
– As technology is more democratized, the barriers to entry in the industry are lowering. It can presents Judicial Loan with greater competitive threats in the near to medium future. Secondly it will also put downward pressure on pricing throughout the sector.
Stagnating economy with rate increase
– Judicial Loan 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.
Shortening product life cycle
– it is one of the major threat that Judicial Loan is facing in Global Business sector. It can lead to higher research and development costs, higher marketing expenses, lower customer loyalty, etc.
Trade war between China and United States
– The trade war between two of the biggest economies can hugely impact the opportunities for Judicial Loan in the Global Business industry. The Global Business 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.
Increasing international competition and downward pressure on margins
– Apart from technology driven competitive advantage dilution, Judicial Loan 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 Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project .
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 Judicial Loan in the Global Business sector and impact the bottomline of the organization.
Learning curve for new practices
– As the technology based on artificial intelligence and machine learning platform is getting complex, as highlighted in case study Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project, Judicial Loan may face longer learning curve for training and development of existing employees. This can open space for more nimble competitors in the field of Global Business .
Technology acceleration in Forth Industrial Revolution
– Judicial Loan has witnessed rapid integration of technology during Covid-19 in the Global Business industry. As one of the leading players in the industry, Judicial Loan needs to keep up with the evolution of technology in the Global Business sector. According to Mckinsey study top managers believe that the adoption of technology in operations, communications is 20-25 times faster than what they planned in the beginning of 2019.
Environmental challenges
– Judicial Loan 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. Judicial Loan can take advantage of this fund but it will also bring new competitors in the Global Business industry.
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. Judicial Loan 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.
Weighted SWOT Analysis of Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project 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 Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project 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 Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project 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 Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project 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 Aiding or Abetting? The World Bank and the 1997 Judicial Reform Project 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 Judicial Loan needs to make to build a sustainable competitive advantage.
