List at least FIVE sources you will use to obtain information about the firm’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats

Strategic Planning & Decision Making

There are three essay type questions pertaining to There are three essay type questions pertaining to Strategic Planning & Decision Making Each of your three responses should be a minimum of 100 words in length. Please be sure to include in-text (parenthetical) citations where required, in APA format. You are required to use at least one outside source to support your viewpoint, and this source can be the textbook. 1. List at least FIVE sources you will use to obtain information about the firm’s strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Discuss what categories of the SWOT elements of information are readily available on the Internet. What categories of data are difficult or impossible to find on the Internet? (When using the Internet, be sure to provide specific websites or URLs.) NOTE: You cannot use Wikipedia or another type of information sharing web site as sources for the SWOT. 2. Rate, from the best to the worst, each of the sources you indicated in #1 above as being sources you will use in your analysis in terms of its probable reliability. Discuss the steps and/or actions you can take to validate the reliability and accuracy of the information you obtain.  3. As a manager, how confident would you be in basing strategic decisions on the information that you’ve obtained online for the SWOT? What other sources of information can you use to effectively complete the SWOT analysis?