With Respect to the Text's Advice in Conducting a SWOT

question 12

Multiple Choice

With respect to the text's advice in conducting a SWOT analysis. which of the following best describes "Look for Causes. Not Characteristics"?

• A) Break down clichés into meaningful customer-oriented issues.
• B) Refrain from conducting a single generic analysis for the entire organization.
• C) Gauge the actual perceptions of customers that give rise to the firm's strengths and weaknesses.
• D) Focus on the resources possessed by the firm and/or its competitors that are the true causes for the firm's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
• E) Clearly differentiate internal issues from external issues.

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Definitions:

Short-term Storage

A cognitive function where small amounts of information are temporarily held for a limited duration, often referred to as short-term memory.

Visual Information

Data perceived through the sense of sight, crucial for learning, navigation, and understanding of our environment.

Semantic Information

Information related to the meanings of words and sentences, often discussed in the context of understanding language and communication.

Long-term Storage

The phase of memory where information is retained for extended periods, potentially for a lifetime; part of the human memory model.