Autumn develops a strategic plan that will allow her organization to take advantage of opportunities and trends by $($BLANK$).$

staying focused on costs

being proactive

remaining in state of flux

reacting passively

Strategic planning provides many benefits, including the ability of the organization to be proactive and to take advantage of opportunities and trends, rather than passively reacting to them.

Rationale:

Strategic planning provides the following benefits:

A framework and a clearly drffined direction to guide decision making at all levels and across all organizational units

The most effective use of the organization's resources by focusing those resources on agreed$-$on key priorities

The ability of the organization to be proactive and to take advantage of opportunities and trends, rather than passively reacting to them

Improved communication among management, employees, the board of directors, shareholders, and other interested parties