What do you perceive as an immediate threat or threats confr

What do you perceive as an immediate threat (or threats) confronting modern organizations now? What about opportunities? Please support your findings using financial references (e.g., Bloomberg, The Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Economist).

Solution

To manage the organisation, SWOT Analysis is need to be done. It includes strength, weakeness, opportunities and threats of an organization. This defines the culture, mission and visions, competencies of an organisation. It enables the business to focus on the key issues of a business which enhances the productivity levels.

A threat to a modern organisations are generally external. Immediate threats confronting modern organizations now are

1. Chronic Stress responses.

2. Competitors and increased competition.

3. Negative Economic environment

4. Political and technological trends.

5. Changing internal and external processes

6. Relative strength of competitors.

7. Shortage of materials.

8. Low market demand

9. Economy

10. Growing cost of employee benefits

11. New and existing regulations

12. Unstable political and legal system.

An organization should address threats to create opportunities.

Opportunities include new developments, new changes in the industry, technological development, creating competitve edge, improving performance, competitive advantage.