Starbuck SWOT analysis 2019. A practical example how to perform SWOT analysisThe complete module can be found on Udemy, as a core part of the MBA in a Box course by CEO Valentina Bogdanova and 365 Careers. The course provides a complete Business Education: Business Strategy, Management, Marketing, Accounting, Decision Making & Negotiation in just under 10 hours. -------------------------------------------------- Strategy module table of contents: MBA in a Box: Introduction 1. What does the course cover? Section: 2 Strategy: An Introduction 2. The role of Strategy and what makes a Strategy successful 3. The difference between Corporate and Business Strategy 4. The importance of the Mission, Vision, Goals, and Values statements Section: 3 Strategy: The industry lifecycle model 5. The four stages of the industry lifecycle model - An introduction 6. The strategic importance of the industry lifecycle model 7. The Introduction stage - A new industry is born 8. The Growth stage - An industry in its expansion phase 9. The Maturity stage - An industry at its peak 10. The Decline stage - An obsolete industry Section: 4 Strategy: Porter's Five Forces model - The competitive dynamics in an industry 11. Michael Porter's Five Forces model 12. The threat of new entrants 13. The threat of substitute products 14. The intensity of current competition 15. The bargaining power of suppliers 16. The bargaining power of clients 17. Porter's Five Forces framework applied in practice Section: 5 Strategy: Game Theory - Studying the interaction between multiple parties 18. An introduction to Game Theory 19. Zero-sum games - approaching situations with a win-lose perspective 20. Non-zero-sum games - considering both cooperation and confrontation 21. Tobacco companies - a real-life example of Game Theory application Section: 6 Strategy: Focusing on the inside of a business 22. Focusing on the inside of a business - An Introduction 23. A company's lifecycle model - what should be done at different stages Section: 7 Strategy: Acquiring a competitive advantage 24. The quest for a competitive advantage - An Introduction 25. The importance of building a sustainable competitive advantage 26. The role of resources and capabilities 27. Acquiring an actual competitive advantage Section: 8 Strategy: The three main competitive strategies 28. The three main competitive strategies 29. Cost leadership - sell cheap 30. Differentiation - be different 31. Niche (Focus) strategy - find your niche market 32. The danger of hybrid strategies Section: 9 Strategy: Corporate growth strategies 33. The types of growth opportunities companies pursue 34. Organic growth - building a solid foundation 35. Inorganic growth - leveraging M&A transactions 36. Horizontal integration 37. Vertical integration Section: 10 Strategy: The SWOT analysis framework 38. An introduction to SWOT analysis 39. SWOT analysis in practice - Starbucks -------------------------------- Strategy analysis has two main branches – analysis of a firm’s external environment and analysis of a firm’s internal environment. SWOT is a famous framework that allows us to combine the two types of analysis. SWOT is sometimes referred to as internal-external analysis. The acronym SWOT stands for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. The first two, Strengths and Weaknesses, are related to a firm’s internal environment, while the last two, Opportunities and Threats, consider its external environment. Internal strengths and external opportunities are vertically paired as helpful elements, while internal weaknesses and external threats are paired as harmful elements. if we perform a company analysis, under strengths, we would expect to see its core competences, the areas where the business excels and has a competitive advantage over competitors. Weaknesses are areas that need improvement. Such vulnerabilities place a company at a disadvantage when competing against other firms. Opportunities can be seen as favorable factors existing in a company’s external environment, in the industry where it operates, and have the potential to improve its current results and competitive positioning. Threats arise in a company’s external environment and might harm its current business.