Identifying the strategic issues and problems that merit front-burner managerial attention:
A. is accomplished solely by analyzing the company's internal working environment.
B. helps set management's agenda for taking actions to improve the company's performance and business outlook.
C. is done solely by evaluating the company's own internal situation—its resources and competitive position—to help come up with a "worry list" of "how to...," "whether to...," and "what to do about..."
D. is done solely as a basis for drawing conclusions about whether to stick with a company's present strategy or to modify it.
E. None of these.
Answer: helps set management's agenda for taking actions to improve the company's performance and business outlook.