9 "It can be said that many events in history established strategic management as a field of study. From the reading, which event(s) are considered the most pivotal in regards to the evolution of strategic management?" "The creation of the Strategic Management Journal, which offered a forum for researchers interested in building knowledge about strategic management" "Walmart downplaying customer service in favor of cutting costs, even though the original strategy emphasized low prices and high levels of customer service" "The publication of Competitive Strategy: Techniques for Analyzing Industries and Competitors, which offered concepts such as Five Forces analysis" "The gross exageration of company performance by firms such as Companies such as Enron Corporation, WorldCom, Tyco, Qwest, and Global Crossing became a central interest to strategic management" Two of the above would be considered pivotal events for the evolution of strategic management becoming a field of study