4 Phases of Strategic Management
 
 
- Phase 1: Budgetary Control
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- setting and achieving budgets
 
- Phase 2: Long-range planning
- Phase 3: Strategic planning
- Phase 4 Strategic management
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- alter and create the future for the org.
 
Despite budgetary control being the genesis of strategic management, accountants still focus on budgets for strategic planning