Identifying the strategic issues a company faces and compiling a worry list of problems and roadblocks is an important component of company situation analysis because?

• A) without a precise fix on what problems/issues a company confronts, managers cannot know what the industrys key success factors are.

• B) the worry list sets the management agenda for taking actions to improve the companys performance and business outlook.

• C) without a precise fix on what problems/roadblocks a company confronts, managers are less clear about what value chain activities to benchmark.

• D)the worry list helps company managers clarify their thinking about how best to modify the companys value chain.

• E) these issues and obstacles must be cleared before management can focus clearly on what is the best strategy for the company to pursue.