The origins of SWOT analysis have been enigmatic, until now. With archival research, interviews with experts and a review the available literature, this paper reconstructs original SOFT/SWOT approach, draws potential implications. During firm's planning process, all managers are asked to write down 8 10 key issues faced by their units. Each manager grades, evidence, these as either safeguarding...

The purpose of this study is to analyze the role of Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats (SWOT) analysis and the Theory of Constraint (TOC) approach in the planning and execution of Information Technology (IT) projects. Organizations consider a number of trade-offs during the entire lifecycle of an IT project due to the conflicts between limited resource availability and the timely de...

This article discusses the background of Disney by collecting their various materials from Internet, and some marketing business means. analyzed methods recent financial statement information, can find each period has different stock prices related to event new products services as well results findings also illustrated future development current strategy. found that strategies still have probl...

The advance of the information technology and e-business strategies made it possible for the (para)pharmaceutical industry in Greece to be organised in clusters in order to deal with the invasion of big international production companies. The paper presents a case study of the Greek (para)pharmaceutical industry and explores the reasons that led the links of this supply chain to align goals and...

The purpose of this paper is to map SWOT analysis to the problem familiar and knowledge familiar dimensions and meet the challenge of knowing little about the problem and lacking of related knowledge by integrating the peripheral vision. In the SWOT analysis from knowledge point of view, organizations can narrow the internal and external gap in order to retain competitive advantage and diminish...