SWOT Analysis

SWOTAnalysis

[WLOs: 2, 3] [CLOs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review Chapters 5 and 6 from our textbook along with the instructor guidance. Additionally, review the following resources:

Download and review the required

SWOT Analysis

template. You must use this template to complete your assignment.

SWOT Analysis

For this assignment, you will choose one of the organizations below or a nonprofit hospital in your community to research and complete the SWOT Analysis template. You may continue using the organization used in the Week 1Mission, Vision, and Valuesdiscussion forums but you are free to select a different organization. Please note, you are required to use the same organization for the final paper in Week 5:

• Shriners Hospitals for Children

Information search tips:

Search the organization’s name on the internet. Open the homepage of the organization. Select the links for the different pages, usually located at the top of the webpage or in the footer. In addition, you can enter the organization’s name and the topic term in the search box.

For this assignment, you will also want to readcustomer reviews, which will assist you in identifying strengths and weaknesses at the organization. The search keywords for this are Hospital Name, customer reviews. It is recommended that you look at multiple review websites to get a full picture of the customers’ perspectives.

For additional guidance, review the following resources:

• What Is CRAAP? A Guide to Evaluating Web Sources
• Advanced Internet Search Techniques
• Keywords Are Critical

Section 1

• Identify the organization and include the URL for their website.
• Create a SWOT analysis for the chosen organization.

Strengths

• Identify three strengths of the organization (e.g., competitive advantage, high-quality care, access to care, affordability, accreditation).
• Explain your rationale for each choice.
• Describe how the stated strengths can be built on to ensure longevity of the organization.

Weaknesses

• Identify three weaknesses of the organization (e.g., lack of defined purpose [who they are serving], low-quality care, poor customer service and customer ratings, lack of accreditation [the Joint Commission]).

Explain your rationale for each choice.

• Provide an example of the stated weaknesses and potential issues that can happen.

Opportunities

• Identify three opportunities of the organization (Tip: Review the textbook for examples of opportunities for the organization.).

Explain your rationale for each choice.

• Discuss how the opportunities identified could be leveraged to the organization’s advantage.

Threats

• Identify three threats to the organization (Tip: Review the textbook for examples of threats to an organization.).

Explain your rationale for each choice.

• Discuss one option for reducing each threat identified.
• Summarize the details from the SWOT analysis in a SWOT box.

Section 2

Based on the outcomes of your SWOT analysis,

• Explain how the organization’s mission and vision are affected by the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats identified.
• Describe how the identified strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats affect the organization’s values and culture.
• Discuss how the organization may be impacted should the internal weaknesses significantly increase.
• Examine the impact external threats (e.g., public entities [state or federal regulatory bodies] or competition) may have on the organization’s market share.

The SWOT Analysis paper

• Must be a minimum of four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft Wordresource.
• Must use the SWOT Analysis template.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:Title of paper in bold fontSpace should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.Student’s nameName of institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)Course name and numberInstructor’s nameDue date
• Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice resource for additional guidance.
• Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions and Writing a Thesis Statement, refer to the Writing Center resources.
• Must use at least three credible sources in addition to the course text.The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source.To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view the Quick and Easy Library Researchtutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
• Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper guide.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

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SWOT Analysis
Your First and Last Name
The University of Arizona Global Campus
HCA421: Health Care Planning and Evaluation
Instructor’s Name
Due Date
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your instructor. To delete the boxes: right-click on the edge of each box and press
delete.
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• Chapter 5
• Chapter 6
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SWOT Analysis
In this section, write a brief introduction to your paper that will allow your reader or listener to
follow the organization of your paper and the focus of your content. You might provide a brief overview
of the topic in your introduction.
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Hint: Use evidence from your readings to support your ideas in the sections below.
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Section #1
State the name of the organization you have identified and provide the URL.
Strengths
Identify one strength of the organization (for example, competitive advantage, high-quality care,
access to care, affordability, accreditation) and explain your rationale. Describe how the stated strength
can be built upon to ensure longevity of the organization. Discuss your answer in a well-developed
paragraph.
Identify a second strength of the organization and explain your rationale. Describe how the
stated strength can be built upon to ensure longevity of the organization.
Identify a third strength of the organization and explain your rationale. Describe how the stated
strength can be built upon to ensure longevity of the organization.
Weaknesses
Identify one weakness of the organization (for example, lack of defined purpose [who they are
serving], low-quality care, poor customer service and customer ratings, lack of accreditation [The Joint
Commission]) and explain your rationale. Provide an example of this weakness and discuss potential
issues that may arise as a result. Discuss your answer in a well-developed paragraph.
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Identify a second weakness of the organization and explain your rationale. Provide an example
of this weakness and discuss potential issues that may arise as a result.
Identify a third weakness of the organization and explain your rationale. Provide an example of
this weakness and discuss potential issues that may arise as a result.
Opportunities
Identify an opportunity for the organization and explain your rationale. (Tip: review the
textbook for examples of opportunities for the organization). Discuss how this opportunity could be
leveraged to the organization’s advantage. Answer in a well-developed paragraph.
Identify a second opportunity for the organization and explain your rationale. Discuss how this
opportunity could be leveraged to the organization’s advantage.
Identify a third opportunity for the organization and explain your rationale. Discuss how this
opportunity could be leveraged to the organization’s advantage.
Threats
Identify a threat to the organization and explain your rationale. (Tip: review the textbook for
examples of threats to an organization). Discuss one option for reducing this threat. Answer in a welldeveloped paragraph.
Identify a second threat to the organization and explain your rationale. Discuss one option for
reducing this threat.
Identify a third threat to the organization and explain your rationale. Discuss one option for
reducing this threat.
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Summarize the details from the SWOT analysis by filling in the SWOT box below:
SWOT BOX
Strengths
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Opportunities
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Weaknesses
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Threats
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Section #2
Mission and Vision
Explain how the organization’s mission and vision are affected by the strengths, weaknesses,
opportunities, and threats identified.
Values and Culture
Describe how the identified strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats affect the
organization’s values and culture.
Internal Weaknesses
Discuss how the organization may be impacted should the internal weaknesses significantly
increase.
External Threats
Examine the impact external threats (e.g., public entities [state or federal regulatory bodies] or
competition) may have on the organization’s market share.
Conclusion
Briefly summarize the ideas that you discussed in your paper, explaining the significance of
these ideas.
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References
Include three credible sources in addition to the course text in your assignment. Use APA
format to cite and reference your sources on your References page. You MUST include in-text citations
throughout your paper to show your reader what information you used from outside sources.
Template for an APA Academic Journal reference entry:
Author’s Last Name, Initials. (Year Published). Article title. Journal Name, volume #(Issue #),
page range. http://doi.org/xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx (article’s DOI entry)
Template for an APA Webpage (with a Person as Author) reference entry:
Author’s Last Name, Initials. (Year Published). Webpage title. Website Title. http://(URL)
Template for an APA Webpage (with Corporate/Government Author) reference entry:
Title of Organization. (Year Published). Webpage title. http://(URL)
Template for an APA eTextbook reference entry:
Author’s Last Name, Initials. (Year Published). Title of book: Subtitle of book (edition, if other
than the first). Publisher Name. https://doi.org/xxx.xxx.xxx (eBook’s DOI, or https://(URL) if DOI
is unavailable)
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*In the final version of your assignment, be sure that you have removed all the hints (orange boxes)
within the template as well as the directions.