The pressures on managers to opt for better near$-$term financial performance and to sacrifice or

especially pronounced when

cut back on strategic initiatives aimed at building a stronger competitive position become

A$)$ an enterprise is struggling financially and there are doubts about whether its business model will be able to generate attractive profits.

B$)$ the resource commitments for strategically beneficial moves will materially detract from the bottom line for several years.

C$)$

the moves associate with particular strategic objectives are risky and have an uncertain competitive or bottom line payoff.

D$)$ All of these.

E$)$ None of these, because it is well understood that strategic objectives take precedence over financial objectives.