What Characterizes the Planning Mode of Strategy Formulation

question 74

Multiple Choice

What characterizes the planning mode of strategy formulation?

• A) Top management believes that the environment is a force to be used and controlled.
• B) It assumes the environment is too complex to be completely comprehended.
• C) It involves the systematic gathering of appropriate information for situation analysis, the generation of feasible alternative strategies, and the rational selection of the most appropriate strategy.
• D) Rather than utilizing a proactive search for new opportunities, it only has the opportunity for reactive behavior.
• E) It is based on vision and large-picture strategy.

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