Case Study Description of CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe
Examines an innovative, village-based management program in Zimbabwe. While the program has been quite successful, executive director Steven Kasere is concerned about the future. The program has become quite controversial in the environmental community, and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) support may be in peril.
Swot Analysis of "CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe" written by Robert E. Kennedy, Karen Kaufman includes – strengths weakness that are internal strategic factors of the organization, and opportunities and threats that Zimbabwe Program facing as an external strategic factors. Some of the topics covered in CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe case study are - Strategic Management Strategies, Emerging markets, Sustainability and Global Business.
Some of the macro environment factors that can be used to understand the CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe casestudy better are - – technology disruption, competitive advantages are harder to sustain because of technology dispersion, geopolitical disruptions, there is increasing trade war between United States & China, supply chains are disrupted by pandemic , customer relationship management is fast transforming because of increasing concerns over data privacy, cloud computing is disrupting traditional business models,
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, etc
Introduction to SWOT Analysis of CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe
SWOT stands for an organization’s Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats . At Oak Spring University , we believe that protagonist in CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe case study can use SWOT analysis as a strategic management tool to assess the current internal strengths and weaknesses of the Zimbabwe Program, and to figure out the opportunities and threats in the macro environment – technological, environmental, political, economic, social, demographic, etc in which Zimbabwe Program 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 CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe can be done for the following purposes –
1. Strategic planning using facts provided in CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe case study
2. Improving business portfolio management of Zimbabwe Program
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 Zimbabwe Program
Strengths CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Strengths in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The strengths of Zimbabwe Program in CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe Harvard Business Review case study are -
Learning organization
- Zimbabwe Program 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 Zimbabwe Program is open place that encourages instructiveness, ideation, open minded discussions, and creativity. Employees and leaders in CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe Harvard Business Review case study emphasize – knowledge, initiative, and innovation.
Ability to lead change in Global Business field
– Zimbabwe Program 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 Zimbabwe Program 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
– Zimbabwe Program is one of the leading recruiters in the industry. Managers in the CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe are in a position to attract the best talent available. The firm has a robust talent identification program that helps in identifying the brightest.
Sustainable margins compare to other players in Global Business industry
– CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe firm has clearly differentiated products in the market place. This has enabled Zimbabwe Program to fetch slight price premium compare to the competitors in the Global Business industry. The sustainable margins have also helped Zimbabwe Program to invest into research and development (R&D) and innovation.
Strong track record of project management
– Zimbabwe Program is known for sticking to its project targets. This enables the firm to manage – time, project costs, and have sustainable margins on the projects.
High brand equity
– Zimbabwe Program has strong brand awareness and brand recognition among both - the exiting customers and potential new customers. Strong brand equity has enabled Zimbabwe Program to keep acquiring new customers and building profitable relationship with both the new and loyal customers.
High switching costs
– The high switching costs that Zimbabwe Program 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.
Digital Transformation in Global Business segment
- digital transformation varies from industry to industry. For Zimbabwe Program digital transformation journey comprises differing goals based on market maturity, customer technology acceptance, and organizational culture. Zimbabwe Program 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.
Operational resilience
– The operational resilience strategy in the CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe 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.
Effective Research and Development (R&D)
– Zimbabwe Program 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 CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe - staying ahead in the industry in terms of – new product launches, superior customer experience, highly competitive pricing strategies, and great returns to the shareholders.
Training and development
– Zimbabwe Program has one of the best training and development program in the industry. The effectiveness of the training programs can be measured in CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe 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.
Successful track record of launching new products
– Zimbabwe Program has launched numerous new products in last few years, keeping in mind evolving customer preferences and competitive pressures. Zimbabwe Program 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 CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe | Internal Strategic Factors
What are Weaknesses in SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The weaknesses of CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe are -
Ability to respond to the competition
– As the decision making is very deliberative, highlighted in the case study CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe, in the dynamic environment Zimbabwe Program has struggled to respond to the nimble upstart competition. Zimbabwe Program has reasonably good record with similar level competitors but it has struggled with new entrants taking away niches of its business.
Aligning sales with marketing
– It come across in the case study CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe 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 CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe can leverage the sales team experience to cultivate customer relationships as Zimbabwe Program is planning to shift buying processes online.
Products dominated business model
– Even though Zimbabwe Program 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 - CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe should strive to include more intangible value offerings along with its core products and services.
Increasing silos among functional specialists
– The organizational structure of Zimbabwe Program is dominated by functional specialists. It is not different from other players in the Global Business segment. Zimbabwe Program needs to de-silo the office environment to harness the true potential of its workforce. Secondly the de-silo will also help Zimbabwe Program to focus more on services rather than just following the product oriented approach.
High bargaining power of channel partners
– Because of the regulatory requirements, Robert E. Kennedy, Karen Kaufman suggests that, Zimbabwe Program 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 CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe Program 's lucrative customers.
Slow decision making process
– As mentioned earlier in the report, Zimbabwe Program has a very deliberative decision making approach. This approach has resulted in prudent decisions, but it has also resulted in missing opportunities in the industry over the last five years. Zimbabwe Program even though has strong showing on digital transformation primary two stages, it has struggled to capitalize the power of digital transformation in marketing efforts and new venture efforts.
Employees’ incomplete understanding of strategy
– From the instances in the HBR case study CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe, it seems that the employees of Zimbabwe Program 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.
Need for greater diversity
– Zimbabwe Program 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.
Compensation and incentives
– The revenue per employee as mentioned in the HBR case study CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe, is just above the industry average. Zimbabwe Program 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.
Slow to harness new channels of communication
– Even though competitors are using new communication channels such as Instagram, Tiktok, and Snap, Zimbabwe Program is slow explore the new channels of communication. These new channels of communication mentioned in marketing section of case study CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe can help to provide better information regarding products and services. It can also build an online community to further reach out to potential customers.
Opportunities CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe | 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 CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe are -
Building a culture of innovation
– managers at Zimbabwe Program 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 Global Business segment.
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. Zimbabwe Program 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. Zimbabwe Program 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.
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 Zimbabwe Program in the consumer business. Now Zimbabwe Program can target international markets with far fewer capital restrictions requirements than the existing system.
Leveraging digital technologies
– Zimbabwe Program 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.
Better consumer reach
– The expansion of the 5G network will help Zimbabwe Program to increase its market reach. Zimbabwe Program 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.
Buying journey improvements
– Zimbabwe Program can improve the customer journey of consumers in the industry by using analytics and artificial intelligence. CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe 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.
Increase in government spending
– As the United States and other governments are increasing social spending and infrastructure spending to build economies post Covid-19, Zimbabwe Program can use these opportunities to build new business models that can help the communities that Zimbabwe Program operates in. Secondly it can use opportunities from government spending in Global Business sector.
Redefining models of collaboration and team work
– As explained in the weaknesses section, Zimbabwe Program is facing challenges because of the dominance of functional experts in the organization. CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe 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.
Manufacturing automation
– Zimbabwe Program can use the latest technology developments to improve its manufacturing and designing process in Global Business 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.
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. Zimbabwe Program can explore opportunities that can attract volunteers and are consistent with its mission and vision.
Loyalty marketing
– Zimbabwe Program 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.
Remote work and new talent hiring opportunities
– The widespread usage of remote working technologies during Covid-19 has opened opportunities for Zimbabwe Program 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 Zimbabwe Program to hire the very best people irrespective of their geographical location.
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 Zimbabwe Program 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 CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe External Strategic Factors
What are Threats in the SWOT Analysis / TOWS Matrix / Weighted SWOT Analysis
The threats mentioned in the HBR case study CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe are -
Regulatory challenges
– Zimbabwe Program 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 Global Business industry regulations.
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. Zimbabwe Program 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.
Learning curve for new practices
– As the technology based on artificial intelligence and machine learning platform is getting complex, as highlighted in case study CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe, Zimbabwe Program 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 .
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 Zimbabwe Program.
Environmental challenges
– Zimbabwe Program 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. Zimbabwe Program can take advantage of this fund but it will also bring new competitors in the Global Business industry.
Barriers of entry lowering
– As technology is more democratized, the barriers to entry in the industry are lowering. It can presents Zimbabwe Program with greater competitive threats in the near to medium future. Secondly it will also put downward pressure on pricing throughout the sector.
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. Zimbabwe Program needs to understand the core reasons impacting the Global Business industry. This will help it in building a better workplace.
Technology acceleration in Forth Industrial Revolution
– Zimbabwe Program has witnessed rapid integration of technology during Covid-19 in the Global Business industry. As one of the leading players in the industry, Zimbabwe Program 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.
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 Zimbabwe Program business can come under increasing regulations regarding data privacy, data security, etc.
High dependence on third party suppliers
– Zimbabwe Program 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.
Consumer confidence and its impact on Zimbabwe Program demand
– There is a high probability of declining consumer confidence, given – high inflammation rate, rise of gig economy, lower job stability, increasing cost of living, higher interest rates, and aging demography. All the factors contribute to people saving higher rate of their income, resulting in lower consumer demand in the industry and other sectors.
Stagnating economy with rate increase
– Zimbabwe Program 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.
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.
Weighted SWOT Analysis of CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe 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 CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe 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 CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe 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 CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe 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 CAMPFIRE Program: Wildlife Management in Zimbabwe 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 Zimbabwe Program needs to make to build a sustainable competitive advantage.