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Exploring SWOT analysis – where are we now?
Marilyn M. Helms,Judy C. Nixon +1 more
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In this article, the authors examine the use of the strategic management tool, Strengths•Weaknesses•Opportunities•Threats or SWOT analysis, and assess how the methodology has been used as well as changes to the methodology.Abstract:
Purpose – The purpose of this study is to examine the use of the strategic management tool, Strengths‐Weaknesses‐Opportunities‐Threats or SWOT analysis, and to assess how the methodology has been used as well as changes to the methodology. The findings both for and against SWOT analysis should lead to a balanced view of the technique as well as yield ideas for needed theory building.Design/methodology/approach – Using the ABInform Global® database, academic peer‐reviewed articles were compiled indicating SWOT as one of the article's key index and search words.Findings – The use of SWOT analysis continues to permeate the academic peer‐reviewed literature. Research supports SWOT analysis as a tool for planning purposes. Over the past decade, SWOT research has focused on analyzing organizations for recommended strategic actions. As a methodology for strategic positioning, SWOT analysis has been extended beyond companies to countries and industries and is used in virtually every published business case positi...read more
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Strength, Weakness, Opportunity, Threat (SWOT) Analysis of the Adaptations to Anatomical Education in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland in Response to the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Georga J. Longhurst,Danya M. Stone,Kate Dulohery,Deirdre Scully,Thomas Campbell,Claire F. Smith +5 more
TL;DR: This study sought to identify the approaches taken in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland to deliver anatomical education through online means and compared adopting a thematic analysis approach.
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Assessing the Effect of mHealth Interventions in Improving Maternal and Neonatal Care in Low- and Middle-Income Countries : A Systematic Review
Stephanie Felicie Victoria Sondaal,Joyce L. Browne,Mary Amoakoh-Coleman,Mary Amoakoh-Coleman,Alexander Berend Jan Borgstein,Andrea Solnes Miltenburg,Mirjam Verwijs,Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch,Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, a systematic review assessed the effect of mHealth interventions that support pregnant women during the antenatal, birth and postnatal period in low and middle-income countries (LMIC).
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An Extension of Neutrosophic AHP–SWOT Analysis for Strategic Planning and Decision-Making
TL;DR: The proposed model is able to determine both quantitative and the qualitative elements by weighting and ranking them via comparison matrices and was applied in a neutrosophic environment to validate the model.
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Making use of MCDS methods in SWOT analysis—Lessons learnt in strategic natural resources management
TL;DR: The evolution of the A'WOT method with AHP, SMART and SMAA-O techniques applied within SWOT is reviewed, and their applicability and the MCDS methods more generally are studied through required assessment techniques of decision-makers' preferences.
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An Extension of Neutrosophic AHP–SWOT Analysis for Strategic Planning and Decision-Making
TL;DR: The most widely used technique in strategic planning is SWOT analysis as mentioned in this paper, which examines strengths (S), weaknesses (W),opportunities (O) and threats (T), to select and implement the best strategy to achieve organizational goals.
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