Paramount, Inc. is particularly concerned about pending legislation in Congress that would further regulate their organization. This legislation would be classified as an <u>external threat</u>. In SWOT analyses, there are two types of threats considered, internal and external threats. Internal threats are threats originating within the organization and can easily be controlled by the organization while external threats are threats originated from outside the organization and the organization has little or no control over them. Examples of external threats are; a change in power, change in policies.
