The primary role of a functional strategy is to
A. create compatible degrees of strategic intent among a company's different business functions.
B. support and add power to the corporate-level strategy.
C. specify how to build and strengthen the skills, expertise, and competencies needed to execute operating-level strategies successfully.
D. unify the company's various operating-level strategies.
E. determine how to support particular activities in ways that support the overall business strategy and competitive approach.
Answer: E
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