1. Strategic Planning & Policy week 2 Discussion 2 PAGE APA format References need to be added: Wk 2 Discussion 1: The Role of the SWOT Analysis

Your initial response to the discussion question should be 250-300 words. Your initial post must incorporate the concepts we are covering this week that relate to our discussion and have our text and at least one scholarly/peer reviewed APA citation with in-text citations incorporated into the body of the post. Please respond to at least two peers on different days of the week from each other and from your initial post, in approximately 150-200 words. Provide response citations as appropriate.

There are several examples of the SWOT analysis online (use any search engine to find them by searching for "SWOT analysis"). Find one that is used within the automobile industry and provide the URL where it can be found online or attach it to your post. Then, in the body of your post, comment on how well you think the analysis distinguishes internal from external factors. What do you see as the importance of the SWOT analysis you have shared for a strategic planning process that this organization might undertake?

Textbook:

Thompson Jr. A. A, Peteraf, M. A., Gamble, J. E., and Strickland III, A. J. (2022). Crafting & Executing Strategy: The Quest for Competitive Advantage: Concepts and Cases. 23rd Edition. McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 978-1-260-73517-8

2. Strategic Planning & Policy week 2 Discussion 2 PAGE APA format References need to be added: Wk 2 Discussion 2: An Organization's External Environment (PESTEL)

Your initial response to the discussion question should be 250-300 words. Your initial post must incorporate the concepts we are covering this week that relate to our discussion and have our text and at least one scholarly/peer reviewed APA citation with in-text citations incorporated into the body of the post. Please respond to at least two peers on different days of the week from each other and from your initial post, in approximately 150-200 words. Provide response citations as appropriate.

Consider your own organization or the organization you will form within your StratSim exercises. Using our coursework for the week and your own research, what are the strategically relevant factors in this macro-environment? Our text refers to this as a PESTEL analysis. What strategic moves are rivals likely to make? What factors are driving change in this industry? What cooperative forces are present in the industry and how can the company harness them to its advantage? Keeping in mind the role that interpreting environmental factors will play in analyzing a case, what do you see as the most important external data you would want this organization to have in any strategic planning process, and why?

Thompson Jr. A. A, Peteraf, M. A., Gamble, J. E., and Strickland III, A. J. (2022). Crafting & Executing Strategy: The Quest for Competitive Advantage: Concepts and Cases. 23rd Edition. McGraw-Hill. ISBN: 978-1-260-73517-8