With small businesses in very competitive industries, small differences in performance may affect that company's survival. In this case, it is worth the effort for the company's managers to implement
A. organizational diversity.
B. a synergy agenda.
C. MBO.
D. TQM.
E. strategic planning.
E. strategic planning.
Researchers conclude that "it may be that the small improvement in performance is not worth the effort involved in strategic planning unless a firm is in a very competitive industry where small differences in performance may affect the firm's survival potential."
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