The fundamental role of strategy is to: a. Determine how the firm will make a profit in its industry environment b. Determine how the firm will deploy its resources to satisfy its short-term financial goals c. Determine how the firm will deploy its resources to satisfy its long-term goals, given the conditions in the competitive environment d. Determine how the firm can organize its own activities and achieve dominance

Blanchard and peale am i in compliance with the law? what contribution does this choice of action make to the company, the shareholders, the community, and others? what are the short- and long-term consequences of this decision? 1. make sure you have a grasp of all of the facts available. 2. list any information you would like to have but don't and what assumptions you would have to make, if any, in resolving the dilemma. 3. take each person involved in the dilemma and list the concerns they face or might have. 4. develop a list of resolutions for the problem. 5. evaluate the resolutions for costs, legalities, and impact. 6. make a recommendation on the actions that should be taken. "contemplating any business act, an employee should ask himself whether he would be willing to see it immediately described by an informed and critical reporter on the front page of his local paper, there to be read by his spouse, children, and friends." is it legal? is it balanced? how does it make me feel?