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What is the primary purpose of an annual plan?
To outline the company's current situation and objectives for the year ahead
What is the main difference between a long-range plan and a strategic plan?
The time frame of the plan
What is the primary purpose of a SWOT analysis?
To highlight the company's strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats
What is the microenvironment composed of?
The company, market channel firms, customer markets, competitors, and publics
What is the main difference between the microenvironment and the macroenvironment?
The microenvironment is composed of forces close to the company, while the macroenvironment is composed of larger societal forces
What is the purpose of a strategic plan?
To adapt to changing market opportunities and maintain a strategic fit
Study Notes
Planning in Business
- Annual plan: a short-term plan outlining the company's current situation, objectives, strategy, action program, and budgets for the year ahead, including controls.
Types of Plans
- Long-range plan: a plan outlining principal factors, forces, and long-term objectives for the next several years, including marketing strategies and required resources.
- Strategic plan: a plan detailing how a firm adapts to opportunities in a changing environment, maintaining a strategic fit between goals, capabilities, and market opportunities.
Analyzing the Business Environment
- SWOT analysis: a condensed internal and external audit highlighting critical organizational strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
- Microenvironment: forces close to the company affecting its ability to serve customers, including the company, market channels, customer markets, competitors, and publics.
- Macroenvironment: larger societal forces affecting the microenvironment, including demographic, economic, natural, technological, political, and cultural forces.
This quiz covers the different types of business plans, including annual, long-range, and strategic plans. It describes the key elements of each plan and their importance in business strategy.
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