In a TOWS Matrix, SO Strategies

question 17

Multiple Choice

In a TOWS Matrix, SO Strategies

• A) are generated by thinking of ways in which a company or business unit could use its strengths to take advantage of opportunities.
• B) attempt to take advantage of opportunities by overcoming weaknesses.
• C) are basically defensive and primarily act to minimize weaknesses and avoid threats.
• D) consider a company's or unit's strengths as a way to avoid threats.
• E) are ways to get strategists to think "out of the box."

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Definitions:

Widely Held Beliefs

Opinions or convictions that are commonly accepted by a large number of people within a society.

Racial Prejudice

Negative attitudes or beliefs held toward individuals or groups based on their race or ethnicity.

Egocentrism

The inability to differentiate between self and other, often resulting in an individual perceiving, interpreting, and judging the world solely from their own perspective.

Defensive Attribution

A cognitive bias where an individual attributes causes for events in ways that defend against feelings of vulnerability or mortality.