Expert answer:SWOT country matrix

Answer & Explanation:requirmentsabout use the general information to find the opportunities and threats, serious on this requirements. use Matrix table, at least one strategy per cell
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Global Strategic Management Dr. Dodd-Walker
Assignment: Country SWOT Venezuela 2013-2014
This is a group project:
1. Read the Global Competitiveness Report 2013-2014: Chapter 1.1 Competitiveness Index
a. www.weforum.org/gcr.
2. Read the Country/Economy Profile for Venezuela
a. Generate a SWOT for Venezuela
b. Use GCR criteria to indicate strengths.
c. Use the 25th percentile to indicate weaknesses:
Indicators ranked below the 25th percentile are weaknesses.
d. Use general information to indicate opportunities and threats, at least 3 per cell.
e. Generate at least 1 strategy per cell.
3. Indicate how the country’s competitive positioning affects a firm’s organizational-level strategies.
B. GCR criteria to indicate strengths for Venezuela
For those economies ranked from 11 through 50 in the overall GCI, variables ranked higher than
the economy’s own rank are considered to be advantages. In the case of Iceland, ranked 29th overall,
its rank of 11 on indicator 7.10 Female participation in the labor force makes this indicator a
competitive advantage. For those economies ranked lower than 50th in the overall GCI, any
individual indicators with a rank of 50 or better are considered to be advantages. For Cambodia,
ranked 90th overall, indicator 2.08 Mobile-cellular telephone subscriptions, where the country ranks
19th, constitutes a competitive advantage. Venezuela ranked 140th
Efficiency enhancers (45.1%)
Market size………………………………………. 38 ……4.7
Domestic market size index, 1–7 (best)* ……………..4.5 …………36
Foreign market size index, 1–7 (best)* ………………..5.3 …………37
GDP (PPP$ billions)* ……………………………………538.9 …………34
2nd pillar: Infrastructure
Fixed-telephone lines/100 pop.* ………………………25.3 …………43
Health and primary education
Malaria cases/100,000 pop.* ……………………….. 287.1 …………40
Business impact of malaria ……………………………… 5.4 …………23
Higher education and training
Tertiary education enrollment, gross %*……………. 77.9 …………15
Indicators that are not derived from the Survey are identified by an asterisk (*). Indicators derived from the
Survey are always expressed as scores on a 1–7 scale, with 7 being the most desirable outcome.
Global Strategic Management Dr. Dodd-Walker
c. Use the 25th percentile to indicate weaknesses:
Indicators ranked below the 25th percentile are weaknesses.
Institutions ……………………………………….. 140 ……2.1
Property rights ………………………………………………. 1.6 ……….140
Intellectual property protection …………………………. 1.7 ……….140
Diversion of public funds …………………………………. 1.2 ……….140
Public trust in politicians ………………………………….. 1.3 ……….140
Judicial independence …………………………………….. 1.1 ……….140
Favoritism in decisions of government officials ……. 1.4 ……….140
Wastefulness of government spending ………………. 1.2 ……….140
Burden of government regulation ……………………… 1.3 ……….140
Efficiency of legal framework in settling disputes …. 1.5 ……….140
Efficiency of legal framework in challenging regs. … 1.3 ……….140
Innovation ……………………………………… 136 ……2.4
PCT patents, applications/million pop.* ……………… 0.3 …………89
Women in labor force, ratio to men* ………………… 0.66 ……….104
Labor market efficiency
Legal rights index, 0–12 (best)* …………………………… 1 ……….129
Financial market development
Health and primary education
HIV prevalence, % adult pop.* ………………………….0.6 …………92
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