1. How might a resource-based view of internal capabilities complement a strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) analysis? Provide an example.
2. How might the value, rarity, "imitability", and organization analysis of internal capabilities complement a SWOT analysis? Provide an example.
3. In preparing for strategy formulation, from your company perspective, what do you think would more effective developing resources and capabilities based on opportunities and neutralizing threats or searching for industries in which internal resources such as strengths can be exploited? Why?