Principles Iof IManagement
IWeek I2: IQuiz
Score Ifor Ithis Iquiz: I45 Iout Iof I60I
SWOT Iis Ian Iacronym Ifor IStrengths, IWeaknesses, IOpportunities, Iand IThreats. IThe Iidea
Ibehind ISWOT Iis Ithat Ia Igood Istrategy Iexploits Ian Iorganization’s Iopportunities Iand
Istrengths Iwhile Ineutralizing Ithreats Iand Iavoiding Ior Icorrecting Iweaknesses. IFor Ithis
IHomework, Ithink Iabout Ithe Iorganization Iyou Ipicked Ito Iresearch Ifor Ithe ISWOT IAnalysis
Ipaper Ithat Iis Idue Iat Ithe Iend Iof IWeek I3. IThink Iabout Ihow Iyou Iwill Iresearch Iand Ifind Ithe
Ipertinent Iinformation Iyou Iwill Ineed Ito Iconduct Iand Iprovide Ian Iaccurate ISWOT IAnalysis
Ion Ithat Iorganization. IRead Iover Ithe IWeek I2 ITutorial, Ithe IWeek I2 ILecture, IChapter I9, Iand
Iconsider Ithe Itopics Icovered Ithis Iweek Ibefore Ianswering Ithis Iweek's Iquiz.
• There Iare Ithree Iessay-type Iquestions I(worth I20 Ipoints Ieach) Ipertaining Ito Ithe
Ii nformation Ipresented Iin Ithe IExercise IBackground.
• Each Iof Iyour Ithree Iresponses Ishould Ibe Ia Iminimum Iof I100 Iwords Iin Ilength.
Please Ibe Isure Ito Iinclude Iin-text I(parenthetical) Icitations Iwhere Irequired, Iin IAPA
I
Iformat. IYou Iare Irequired Ito Iuse Iat Ileast Ione Ioutside Isource Ito Isupport Iyour Iviewpoint
Iand Ithis Isource Ican Ibe Ithe Itextbook.
• Let Ime Iknow Iin Ithe IQ I& IA IForum Iif Iyou Ihave Iany Iquestions!
• Remember Ito Isubmit Iyour Ianswers Iwhen Iyou Iare Ifinished.
Question 1 I
pts
I I I
(TCO I2) IList Iat Ileast IFOUR Isources Iyou Iwill Iuse Ito Iobtain Iinformation Iabout Ithe Ifirm’s
Istrengths, Iweaknesses, Iopportunities, Iand Ithreats. IDiscuss Iwhat Icategories Iof Ithe
ISWOT Ielements Iof Iinformation Iare Ireadily Iavailable Ion Ithe IInternet. IWhat Icategories Iof
Idata Iare Idifficult Ior Iimpossible Ito Ifind Ion Ithe IInternet? I(When Iusing Ithe IInternet, Ibe IsureIto
Iprovide Ispecific Iwebsites Ior IURLs.)
NOTE: IYou Icannot Iuse IWikipedia Ior Ianother Itype Iof Iinformation-sharing Iwebsite Ias Ia
Isource Ifor Ithe ISWOT. I(Points: I20)
Your IAnswer:
Four Isources Ito Iobtain Iinformation Ifrom Ia Icompany?
WHY: ITo Iunderstand Ithe Icompany's Ifinancial Ihealth Iof Ithe Ibusiness, Ithe Iresources, Iand
Imaterials, Ihow Iis Ithe Iethical Idynamic Iof Ithe Icompany Iand Iwhat Imarket Istrategy Ithey Iuse.
1. Business IData Iand IStatistics Ifrom ISBA.gov:Is Ia Iwell-known Iorganization
Iseparate Ifrom Ithe Igovernment. IProvides Ifor Ismall Ibusiness Ianswers Ito Ifinancial Iand
Ifederal Icontract Iprocurement Iassistance, Imanagement Iassistance, Iand Ispecialized
Ioutreach Ito Iwomen, I minorities, Iand Iarmed Iforces Iveterans I(Mission IStatement I&
IHistory Iof Isba.gov).I
Ref I1
IWeek I2: IQuiz
Score Ifor Ithis Iquiz: I45 Iout Iof I60I
SWOT Iis Ian Iacronym Ifor IStrengths, IWeaknesses, IOpportunities, Iand IThreats. IThe Iidea
Ibehind ISWOT Iis Ithat Ia Igood Istrategy Iexploits Ian Iorganization’s Iopportunities Iand
Istrengths Iwhile Ineutralizing Ithreats Iand Iavoiding Ior Icorrecting Iweaknesses. IFor Ithis
IHomework, Ithink Iabout Ithe Iorganization Iyou Ipicked Ito Iresearch Ifor Ithe ISWOT IAnalysis
Ipaper Ithat Iis Idue Iat Ithe Iend Iof IWeek I3. IThink Iabout Ihow Iyou Iwill Iresearch Iand Ifind Ithe
Ipertinent Iinformation Iyou Iwill Ineed Ito Iconduct Iand Iprovide Ian Iaccurate ISWOT IAnalysis
Ion Ithat Iorganization. IRead Iover Ithe IWeek I2 ITutorial, Ithe IWeek I2 ILecture, IChapter I9, Iand
Iconsider Ithe Itopics Icovered Ithis Iweek Ibefore Ianswering Ithis Iweek's Iquiz.
• There Iare Ithree Iessay-type Iquestions I(worth I20 Ipoints Ieach) Ipertaining Ito Ithe
Ii nformation Ipresented Iin Ithe IExercise IBackground.
• Each Iof Iyour Ithree Iresponses Ishould Ibe Ia Iminimum Iof I100 Iwords Iin Ilength.
Please Ibe Isure Ito Iinclude Iin-text I(parenthetical) Icitations Iwhere Irequired, Iin IAPA
I
Iformat. IYou Iare Irequired Ito Iuse Iat Ileast Ione Ioutside Isource Ito Isupport Iyour Iviewpoint
Iand Ithis Isource Ican Ibe Ithe Itextbook.
• Let Ime Iknow Iin Ithe IQ I& IA IForum Iif Iyou Ihave Iany Iquestions!
• Remember Ito Isubmit Iyour Ianswers Iwhen Iyou Iare Ifinished.
Question 1 I
pts
I I I
(TCO I2) IList Iat Ileast IFOUR Isources Iyou Iwill Iuse Ito Iobtain Iinformation Iabout Ithe Ifirm’s
Istrengths, Iweaknesses, Iopportunities, Iand Ithreats. IDiscuss Iwhat Icategories Iof Ithe
ISWOT Ielements Iof Iinformation Iare Ireadily Iavailable Ion Ithe IInternet. IWhat Icategories Iof
Idata Iare Idifficult Ior Iimpossible Ito Ifind Ion Ithe IInternet? I(When Iusing Ithe IInternet, Ibe IsureIto
Iprovide Ispecific Iwebsites Ior IURLs.)
NOTE: IYou Icannot Iuse IWikipedia Ior Ianother Itype Iof Iinformation-sharing Iwebsite Ias Ia
Isource Ifor Ithe ISWOT. I(Points: I20)
Your IAnswer:
Four Isources Ito Iobtain Iinformation Ifrom Ia Icompany?
WHY: ITo Iunderstand Ithe Icompany's Ifinancial Ihealth Iof Ithe Ibusiness, Ithe Iresources, Iand
Imaterials, Ihow Iis Ithe Iethical Idynamic Iof Ithe Icompany Iand Iwhat Imarket Istrategy Ithey Iuse.
1. Business IData Iand IStatistics Ifrom ISBA.gov:Is Ia Iwell-known Iorganization
Iseparate Ifrom Ithe Igovernment. IProvides Ifor Ismall Ibusiness Ianswers Ito Ifinancial Iand
Ifederal Icontract Iprocurement Iassistance, Imanagement Iassistance, Iand Ispecialized
Ioutreach Ito Iwomen, I minorities, Iand Iarmed Iforces Iveterans I(Mission IStatement I&
IHistory Iof Isba.gov).I
Ref I1
