What Characterizes the Planning Mode of Strategy Formulation

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.