Environmental Scanning Internal Analysis
Environmental Scanning Internal Analysis
AL SCANNING
INTERNAL
ANALYSIS
OBJECTIVES:
1. Identify the forces of internal environment
2. Determine the importance of internal environment
3. Identify internal environmental scanning tools
WHAT IS INTERNAL
ENVIRONMENT?
Also known as micro-environment
Refers to the environment within the business.
There are also forces of internal environment such as business resources, business culture, and
business structure.
1. BUSINESS RESOURCES
Are assets or properties owned by the business resources.
Resources can either be tangible or intangible.
WHAT ARE TANGIBLE
RESOURCES?
Assets of the business that have physical appearance and form.
Paper bills, equipment, machinery, office supplies etc.
Classified as current resources and noncurrent or fixed resources.
WHAT ARE INTANGIBLE
RESOURCES?
Assets that do not have physical appearance.
copyright, patents, formula, computer software, reputation and goodwill.
TAKE NOTE
A business without resources cannot exist and business with insufficient resources cannot
sustain the operation
2. BUSINESS CULTURE
Collection of values, beliefs, principles, and expectations learned and shared by the
employees, founders, stakeholders, and members of the management.
There are two types of cultures in the internal environment of a business. Culture of the
business or organization and individual culture of the employees.
TAKE NOTE:
If the business culture is not properly managed, the operating performance of the business will
be affected.
3. BUSINESS STRUCTURE
Formal organizational arrangement of the business in terms of hierarchy of positions, flow of
communication, relationship of functional areas and production and marketing process.
TAKE NOTE:
The type of leadership is a dominant variable in the design of the business structure.
SCANNING OF THE INTERNAL
ENVIRONMENT
THERE ARE TWO TOOLS MAY BE APPLIED
TO SCAN INTERNAL ENVIRONMENT
1. SWOT analysis
2. BCG analysis
SWOT ANALYSIS
Sometimes called TOWS analysis
Stands for strength, weaknesses, opportunities and threats
2. BCG ANALYSIS MATRIX
Boston Consulting Group
Appropriate when there are several products or services that are produced or rendered by the
business.
The products or services are then classified as stars, question, marks, cash cows and dogs
BCG ANALYSIS MATRIX
STARS
Products or services that have high market share but low market growth
CASH COWS
Products or services that have high market share and high market growth.
QUESTION MARKS
Products or services that are usually facing problems.
DOGS
Products or services that have low market share and provide poor cash.