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Would environmental scanning guarantee accomplishing strategic goals? Why?

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The relationship of environmental scans to strategic goals.

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Environmental Scanning and Strategic Planning

Environmental scans are utilized when conducting a SWOT (strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats) analysis. The SWOT analysis allows an organization to identify changing trends within the marketplace, ...

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