For this week’s 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 DeVry University. 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 up information. 

I work at Clarks shoe store if that helps. ATTACHMENT PREVIEW Download attachmentSWOT AnalysisThe first of four functions of a Manager is planning. Strategic Planning involves a seriesof interconnected steps. During the next four weeks you will be completing each step.Your document should be formatted as follows:This outline is provided to help you organize your SWOT Analysis papers. You need towrite a minimum of one paragraph for each sub-section of the outline. You must use thisdocument to organize your paper.You do need to use all the numbering system, lettering, and headers/sub-headers fromthe outline to organize the entire paper. Copy and paste the framework, then write yourcontent in paragraph form in each section, citing your sources.Points will be deducted if you do not use these section headers to organize the differentresearch content required in your paper. Your analysis should be easy to follow as aresult of using these organizational tools from the outline.PART ONE – Due Week OneI.Organization Background (30 pts.)A.HistoryB.Strategic Direction (see chapter nine)C.Mission StatementPlease comment on how the organization’s mission statement reflects their strategicdirection.PART TWO – Due Week TwoI.External Environmental Assessment (60 pts.)A.EconomicB.DemographicC.Socio-CulturalD.TechnologicalE.Political/LegalF.GlobalEach of these forces that are outside the organization and require management toreact. Comment on trends in each force and whether they affect the company’sperformance.

View the AnswerPART Three – Due Week ThreeI.The SWOT Chart (30 pts.)A.Prepare a chart identifying the company’s Strengths, Weaknesses,Opportunities and ThreatsB.For two strengths, provide the reason why each is a distinctivecompetency.C.For two weaknesses, explain how each effects the company’s competitiveadvantagesYou should have a minimum of a full paragraph for each discussion of each strengthand weakness.Note that bullet points are not acceptablePART Four – Due Week FourI.Strategic Actions (40 pts.)A.For each strength from part three, comment on how the organization canuse itB.For each weaknesses from part three, discuss how management canminimize itC.Discussion as to how the organization can capitalize on the two (2)opportunities that are occurring from the forces from within the external environment.D.Discussion as to how the organization can neutralize two (2) threats thatare occurring from the dimensions from within the external environment.Other RequirementsReferences list and APA parenthetical citations (10 pts.)Spelling/grammar/organization (10 pts.)

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