Benchmarking how well a company$$s current strategy is working $($companies like Nestl$$ or W$.$

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Multiple Choice

assessing whether the company is remaining attentive to possible improvements in its functional areas, creating $$stretch$$ business goals, and providing a product$-$focused value proposition to customers.

ascertaining whether the company is achieving its stated financial and strategic objectives, its financial performance is above the industry average, and it is gaining customers and increasing its market share.

verifying whether the company is undertaking new initiatives to promote corporate social responsibility.

discovering whether the company has been foregoing initiatives designed to build market share and to promote corporate responsibility.

determining whether the company is falling short of its stated financial objectives, i$.$e$.,$ its financial performance is well below the industry average, and its market share gains reflect short$-$term preferences for capacity maximization.