A S.W.O.T. Analysis

question 169

Multiple Choice

A S.W.O.T. analysis

• A) seeks to reduce the risk of competitive surprises by scanning the market for "signals, warnings, omens, and tips."
• B) focuses on what a firm plans to do to "satisfy wishes of a target" customer.
• C) summarizes a firm's "strategy, wishes (of its customers), outlook, and tactics."
• D) helps defend against potential competitors by developing a set of competitive "safeguards, weapons, offensives, and tactics."
• E) identifies a firm's "strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats."

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Definitions:

Superconductors

Materials that can conduct electricity without resistance when cooled to very low temperatures, offering potential for energy-efficient technologies.

Electricity

A form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles such as electrons or protons, either statically as an accumulation of charge or dynamically as a current.

Market Prices

The current price at which an asset or service can be bought or sold, influenced by factors like supply and demand.

Mineral Supplies

The total availability of extractable minerals and elements from the earth's crust that are valuable for economic and industrial processes.