Methods of SWOT analysis in social and economic systems

The author presents the original methods of SWOT analysis in social and economic systems. It is known that SWOT analysis is a form of integrated examination of the social and economic systems functioning (concerning enterprises and organizations). Unlike the well-known traditional methods of SWOT analysis, the author’s methods of integrated examination define six components of information field instead of four components in order to clearly separate the factors determined by external environment and interrelation with other components of the analyzed social and economic system. The author’s methods of SWOT analysis assume that the social and economic system is an external environment for itself.