International firms have found it necessary to institute formal global planning
A. to provide top management with a means to identify threats and opportunities worldwide.
B. to eliminate the practice of informal planning.
C. to promote different courses of action among the firm's managers worldwide.
D. to serve as an input for scenario building.
Answer: A
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