Additional Case 1.2
As the manager of HR of an old, established company, you are leading the management team in a strategic planning session. During the planning session, managers are being forced to think about the future, see the likely changes in the marketplace, and make plans to use company resources to enhance their competitive edge.
-Refer to Additional Case 1.2.The most likely benefit of this strategic planning session is:
A) communicating a specific business strategy for the firm.
B) identifying the constraints and capabilities of the firm's HR.
C) exploiting and expanding the firm's distinctive capabilities.
D) identifying gaps between the current situation and a future vision.

Question

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The most likely benefit of this strategic planning session is identifying gaps between the current situation and a future vision. This will help the company to develop plans to use company resources to enhance their competitive edge in the marketplace. The other options, while important, focus on specific aspects of the planning session, while identifying gaps between the current situation and a future vision is the overarching benefit that will help guide all of the other decisions made during the session.

Additional Case 1.2 As the Manager of HR of an Old, Established Company