Checklist for Analyzing Organizational Strengths and Weaknesses
Sources: Based on Howard H.
Stevenson, “ Defining Corporate Strengths and Weaknesses,” Sloan Management Review 17 (spring 1976), 51-68; and M.L.Kastens, Long-Range Planning for Your Business (New York: American Management Association, 1976).
Management and Organization
Management quality
Degree of centralization
Organization charts
Planning, information, control systems
Finance
Profit margin
Debt-equity ratio
Inventory ratio
Return on investment
Credit rating
Marketing
Sales force turnover
Production
Plant location
Machinery obsolescence
Purchasing system
Quality control
Productivity/efficiency
Human Resources
Employee experience, education
Union status
Turnover, absenteeism
Work satisfaction
Grievances
Research and Development
Basic applied research
Laboratory capabilities
Research programs
New-product innovations
Technology innovations