Environmental Scanning Refers to

question 62

Multiple Choice

Environmental scanning refers to

• A)assessing any possible negative impact a firm's activities might have on the local ecology.
• B)continually acquiring information on events occurring outside the organization to identify and interpret potential threats.
• C)setting up a regimented schedule for assessing the performance of different divisions within a firm.
• D)initiating an internal talent search to identify employees for promotion, who not only do their jobs well, but who can think "outside the box."
• E)requiring all employees to spend time outside the office to avoid the "ivory tower" syndrome.

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