Business A-Level
Tactics
What Tactics means in Business A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Tactics
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Short-term, operational decisions used to implement strategy on a day-to-day basis. Tactics are reactive and flexible; strategy is proactive and directional.
Topics that use Tactics
Related terms
- Ansoff's Matrix
- balanced scorecard
- conflicting objectives
- Corporate Objective
- corporate objectives
- diversification
- external environment
- Functional Coherence
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