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Seth Wright

Which statement below is FALSE?

A$.$ Strategists must decide what is best for their firms.

B$.$ Keeping strategies secret from employees and stakeholders at large could severely inhibit employee and stakeholder communication, understanding, and commitment; likewise, maintaining secrecy could mean forfeiting valuable input that employees and stakeholders could offer regarding the formulation or implementation of the strategy..

C$.$ The Chinese warrior Sun Tzu and military leaders today strive to keep strategies secret, because war is based on deception; but for business organizations, secrecy may not be best.

D$.$ There are good reasons to keep strategies hidden from all but top$-$level executives.

E$.$ There are no good reasons to keep the strategy process and strategies themselves visible and open rather than hidden and secret.