Which of the following is a drawback of the SWOT analysis? This framework is only applicable to the manufacturing industries; it is ineffective when applied to the service firms. The SWOT analysis takes into account only the internal environment of a firm, ignoring the equally important external environment. A drawback of this framework is that it allows managers to evaluate only a firm's current situation and not its future prospects. A problem with this framework is that a strength can also be a weakness, and that an opportunity can also simultaneously be a threat.

A problem with this framework is that a strength can also be a weakness, and that an opportunity can also simultaneously be a threat.

Explanation:

For example: Company A relies on labor for packaging and they are really good at it in terms of saving time. Although, in modern times where other companies can reduce cost by using tech and can replace their work, but Company A is still using their old methods. Company A's strength will be then turned into their weakness i-e, not adapting change.

For example: One company thinks that it's better to export goods outside because of globalization. But when the company exports their first batch a natural hazard destroys it's full batch. This threat would have been clear, if the company has assessed the opportunity thoroughly.

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