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Swot Methodology: A State-of-the-Art Review for the Past, A Framework for the Future

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This paper presents a literature review of SWOT analysis, based on a reference bank of about 557 papers established through searching various databases, that has been published up to the end of 2009.
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The SWOT analysis is the process of exploring the internal and external environments of an organization and extracting convenient strategies based on its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats. This paper presents a literature review of SWOT analysis, based on a reference bank of about 557 papers established through searching various databases. This paper reviews papers that have been published up to the end of 2009. The origination and historical development of SWOT are explained first, followed by a survey on trends & classifications in SWOT papers including journals, countries, years, people & contents. Then a categorical analysis is conducted about application area and scope of SWOT. Also a methodological development of SWOT is discussed. Finally, concluding remarks and a few suggestions and challenges are presented for future studies. It is hoped that the paper can serve the needs of researchers and practitioners for easy references of SWOT studies and applications, and hence promo...

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Recent Research on Team and Organizational Diversity: SWOT Analysis and Implications

TL;DR: Sixty-three studies published in the years 1997-2002 are reviewed to assess the effects of workplace diversity on teams and organizations as discussed by the authors, and the strengths and weaknesses of recent diversity research, point out opportunities for new research, and identify threats to continued advancement.
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Integrated analytic hierarchy process and its applications:a literature review

TL;DR: This research provides evidence that the integrated AHPs are better than the stand-alone AHP, but also aids the researchers and decision makers in applying the integratedAHPs effectively.
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The TOWS matrix—A tool for situational analysis

TL;DR: In this article, the TOWS Matrix is introduced for matching the environmental threats and opportunities with the company's weaknesses and especially its strengths. But, the focus of this paper is not on the factors per se; rather, it is on identifying relationships between these factors and basing strategies on them.
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SWOT Analysis: It's Time for a Product Recall

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- 01 Feb 1997 - 
TL;DR: In this paper, an in-depth review of the use of SWOT analysis by consuitants who included this as part of their approach to understand a business from a corporate perspective was presented.
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Utilizing the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) in SWOT analysis — a hybrid method and its application to a forest-certification case ☆

TL;DR: A new hybrid method for improving the usability of SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats) analysis is examined, and the results indicated that certification could be a potential strategic alternative in a Finnish case study farm.
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