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Tell me which of the following would not be an accurate depiction of the differences between strategic and tactical planning?
a) Strategic planning is developed mainly by upper-level management and tactical planning is generally developed by lower-level management
b) Facts for strategic planning are generally easier to gather than facts for tactical planning
c) Strategic plans generally contain less details than tactical plans
d) Strategic plans generally cover a longer period of time than tactical plans
e) Managers who are engaged in the development of strategic plans tend to work in more uncertainty than those managers engaged in the development of tactical plans.

Business Management Interview Question
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Answer:

b) Facts for strategic planning are generally easier to gather than facts for tactical planning
Explanation:
Strategic plan is used to establish overall objectives for the organization and position the organization in terms of its environment. Facts for strategic planning are generally more difficult to gather than facts for tactical planning. Hence, from above discussion, we can infer that option (b) is correct.

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