Reference no: EM13682320

SWOT Analysis
For this assignment, select an organization of your choice on which to conduct a thorough SWOT analysis of the internal strengths and weaknesses and external opportunities and threats for that organization. You can write about your current or former workplace or any organization with which you are familiar, such as a well-known company, your church, volunteer organization, or even your school. Please remember that research is required so use an actual organization for which you can find information. This is not a case where you could make one up information.
My company is AT&T
Section Description

Section I

• Write a brief company history, including a mission statement if available.

Section II

• Thoroughly explain at least two major Strengths and two major Weaknesses) of the organization.
• For each strength, discuss why this strength can be considered a distinctive competence for the organization.
• For each weakness, discuss what the organization could do to minimize that weakness.
• You should have a minimum of a full paragraph for each discussion of each strength and weakness.
• Note: Bullet points are NOT acceptable.

Section III • Thoroughly research and analyze two Opportunities and two Threats that this organization is facing. Each of these opportunities and threats must come from a force or forces occurring within a dimension or dimensions of the general environment within the organization's external environment (Keep in mind an opportunity or threat can stem from more than one dimension within the general environment.). Be sure to include in your discussion the relevant dimensions of the general environment from which each of these forces is derived that are creating the specific opportunity or threat for the organization.
• Include in your analysis an explanation of how each of the opportunities and threats will likely impact the company and why. Include other companies/industries on which this may also have an effect. You should have a minimum of a full paragraph for each discussion of each opportunity and threat.

• Note: Bullet points are NOT acceptable.

Section IV

• Briefly summarize your SWOT analysis.

• Discuss how the organization can capitalize on the opportunities that are occurring from the dimensions from within the general environment and how the organization can neutralize the threats that are occurring from the dimensions from within the general environment.

• Note: Bullet points are NOT acceptable.

Paper Format • Correctly produced APA parenthetical citations and reference list. You must have a minimum of three external research sources in addition to the Robbins and Coulter text.

• Spelling, grammar, organization