Using General Electric's "Strategic Planning Grid," an Opportunity Rated "Medium

question 268

Multiple Choice

Using General Electric's "strategic planning grid," an opportunity rated "medium" in terms of industry attractiveness and "medium" in terms of business strengths would be evaluated as:

• A) yellow-borderline.
• B) red-for no growth.
• C) green-for growth.
• D) could be yellow, red, or green-because the grid really doesn't deal with "medium" ratings.

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