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Internal Factor Evaluation Matrix Harrah’s

&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad1" id&equals;"quads-ad1" style&equals;"float&colon;left&semi;margin&colon;0px 0px 0px 0&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"justify">Internal factor evaluation matrix can be used to examine the strengths and weaknesses of a business&period; Some of the important strengths which can be included in the matrix are&colon; powerful strategy&comma; strong financial condition&comma; economies of scale&comma; strong advertising and promotion&comma; lower cost&comma; product quality and innovation&comma; good customer service&comma; strong brand name&comma; etc&period; Similarly weaknesses include low market share&comma; narrow product line&comma; lack of alliances and joint ventures&comma;&&num;160&semi; weak financial position&comma; higher cost of production&comma; lower quality products&comma; lack of innovation&comma;&&num;160&semi; poor management etc&period; Step by step construction of internal factor evaluation matrix is given for Harrah&&num;8217&semi;s Entertainment &lpar;largest gaming company in the world that owns and operates over 50 casinos&comma; hotels&comma; and seven golf courses under several brands&rpar;&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3>&&num;160&semi;<&sol;h3>&NewLine;<h3>Steps in the Construction of IFE Matrix <&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p> &&num;160&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<ol>&NewLine;<li>In the first column&comma; lists down all the strengths and weaknesses&period; IFE matrix should include 10 to 20 key internal factors&period; <&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>In the second column&comma; assign weights to each factor ranging from 0&period;0 &lpar;not important to 1 &lpar;most important&rpar;&period; Greater weights should be given to those internal factors which have grater influence on the organizational performance&period; The sum of all weights must equal 1&period; <&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>In the third column&comma; rate each factor ranging from 1 to 4&period; Here&comma; rating 1 represents major weakness&comma; rating 2 shows minor weakness&period; Similarly&comma; rating 3 indicates minor strength whereas rating 4 shows major strength&period; It means that weakness must receive 1 or 2 rating while strength must get 3 or 4 rating&period; <&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>In the fourth column&comma; calculate weighted score by multiplying each factor&&num;8217&semi;s score by its rating&period; <&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>Find the total weighted score by adding the weighted scores for each variable&period; <&sol;li>&NewLine;<li>In the fifth column&comma; &lpar;Comments&rpar; provide rationale used for each factor&period; <&sol;li>&NewLine;<&sol;ol>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"center"><strong><&sol;strong><&sol;p>&NewLine;<p align&equals;"center"><strong>Internal Factor Evaluation Matrix Harrah&&num;8217&semi;s Entertainment<&sol;strong> <&sol;p>&NewLine;<p> <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;mba-lectures&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2010&sol;10&sol;image12&period;png"><img style&equals;"border-right-width&colon; 0px&semi; display&colon; block&semi; float&colon; none&semi; border-top-width&colon; 0px&semi; border-bottom-width&colon; 0px&semi; margin-left&colon; auto&semi; border-left-width&colon; 0px&semi; margin-right&colon; auto" title&equals;"image" border&equals;"0" alt&equals;"image" src&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;mba-lectures&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2010&sol;10&sol;image&lowbar;thumb12&period;png" width&equals;"500" height&equals;"358" &sol;><&sol;a> &NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad2" id&equals;"quads-ad2" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px 0 0px 0&semi;text-align&colon;center&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;<&excl;-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v&period; 2&period;0&period;95 -->&NewLine;<div class&equals;"quads-location quads-ad3" id&equals;"quads-ad3" style&equals;"float&colon;none&semi;margin&colon;0px&semi;">&NewLine;&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&NewLine;

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