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Imagine you are an executive for BP, JP Morgan or, GoldMan Sacs, and you are preparing a presentation for the board of directors about the organization's direction.

Create a 10- to 15-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation, with speaker notes on each slide, in which you address the following:

•Analyze factors that influence each of the following: the company's strategic planning, tactical planning, operational planning, and contingency planning.
•Analyze the influence that legal issues, ethics, and corporate social responsibility have had on management planning. Provide at least one example for each.
•Evaluate the planning function of management as it relates to the organization's goals and strategies. Use steps in the specific formal planning process outlined in the text.

Format your presentation consistent with APA guidelines.