What is the purpose, advantages, and disadvantages of each of the following matrices: SWOT- Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities, & Threats SPACE- Strategic Position and Action Evaluation (not covered in class; do your research and reading to find out what it is) BCG- Boston Consulting Group IE- Internal/External GS- Grand Strategy QSPM- Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix Which do you think is/are the strongest of these? Why? 2

What is the purpose, advantages, and disadvantages of each of the following matrices: SWOT- Strength, Weaknesses, Opportunities, & Threats SPACE- Strategic Position and Action Evaluation (not covered in class; do your research and reading to find out what it is) BCG- Boston Consulting Group IE- Internal/External GS- Grand Strategy QSPM- Quantitative Strategic Planning Matrix Which do you think is/are the strongest of these? Why? 2. How do companies develop their strategies? Describe the process. Also, please give example(s) of a strategy(ies) for the company that you used in Discussion 1. The Company used in discussion one was Walmart.