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Which answer best considers stakeholders when using Strategic objectives and SWOT? Scenario: a manager judging whether Strategic objectives and SWOT supports long-term competitiveness or creates avoidable risk.
- A.Explain how owners, managers, employees, customers or suppliers may be affected differently and why that changes the decision.
- B.Mention stakeholders as a word but not explain their impact.
- C.Assume shareholders and all stakeholders always want the same outcome.
- D.Discuss only customers even when the decision affects staff and finance.
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- The correct answer is Explain how owners, managers, employees, customers or suppliers may be affected differently and why that changes the decision..
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The correct option is Explain how owners, managers, employees, customers or suppliers may be affected differently and why that changes the decision. because stakeholder impact helps judge business decisions more precisely.
In the scenario, the student must connect Strategic objectives and SWOT to business objectives, stakeholders, finance and commercial context. This avoids unsupported opinion and shows why the decision depends on evidence from the business rather than a generic rule.
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