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Could you please provide an explanation of the following statement:

In a top-down approach to strategic planning, it is assumed that the Board of Directors will get buy-in from subordinate managers but will not take directions from those managers.

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In a top-down approach to strategic planning, it is assumed that the Board of Directors will get buy-in from subordinate managers but will not take directions from those managers.

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In a top-down approach to strategic planning, it is assumed that the Board of Directors will get buy-in from subordinate managers but will not take directions from those managers.

-- In the top-down approach that is used, it is assumed that the board of directors (who are at the top of the company) will get agreement from managers who are under them in power, but the board of directors is not going to listen to the ideas of the ...

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