Indicate whether or not the organization where you are employed engages in strategic management and planning.   If Yes, how has this benefitted the organization?  If No, give your perceptions regarding the limitations and why the organization does not engage in strategic management and planning.     Q2. Discuss briefly why ethical decision-making is essential in an organization, and the possible effects that ethical violations/unethical behaviours can have on the organization and its stakeholders.

-Purchase decisions in the corporate market differ in many ways from purchasing decisions made in the consumer market.A purchase in the corporate market is often carried out as a process consisting of several steps, which involves severaldifferent individuals who must jointly come to a decision. The course book describes how the individuals who are part ofa decision-making unit assumes different roles during the buying process: initiator,users, influencers, decision makers, buyers, gatekeepers (Initiators, Users, Influencers, Deciders, Buyers,Gatekeepers). Which statement below does NOT agree with a decision-making entity?choose an alternativeA) The selling company should try to identify the different individuals in a decision making unit and adapttheir message to them and their specific needs.B) The same individual always takes on the same role in a decision-making unit, regardless of the type of purchasing decision.C) It can be difficult for a selling company to identify all the…

Scenario # 3: Ethical DilemmaIn 2006, Hewlett-Packard Development Company LP became embroiled in a controversy over methods used to investigate media leaks from its board. HP Chairperson Patricia Dunn could have simply asked the directors who was the source cited in the story, sought an apology and gone from there. With some direct face-to-face communication, the story would likely have ended quickly. It did not. “Not only did investigators impersonate board members, employees and journalists to obtain their phone records, but according to multiple reports, they also surveilled an HP director and a reporter for CNet Networks Inc. They sent monitoring spyware in an e-mail to that reporter by concocting a phoney tip. They even snooped on the phone records of former CEO and Chairperson Carly Fiorina, who had launched the quest to identify media sources in the first place.” The situation continued to escalate. For example, the New York Times reported that HP consultants even considered…

Lack of sufficient information about environmental factors that can affect the organization can result in in 'Environmental Uncertainty.' Such environmental uncertainty makes it challenging to take startegic decisions because in such cases it is very difficult to predict how the external environment will change in the future.  True  False