Understanding Management
Understanding Management
11th Edition
ISBN: 9780357033821
Author: Richard Daft
Publisher: South Western Educational Publishing
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Summary Introduction

To determine:

The way by which SWOT analysis helps an organization to achieve success in future.

Introduction:

A SWOT analysis is a strategic business analysis that identifies and analyses the key strengths and weaknesses of an organization and the external opportunities and threats to exploit new markets or identify gaps and overcome the negative factors and threats to create a successful venture with overwhelming advantages.

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