Planning cannot foresee everything, and thus, there may be obstacles to effective planning. Identify the related limitation of planning.

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(a) Planning reduces creativity.

(b) Planning may not work in a dynamic environment.

(c) Planning does not guarantee success.

(d) Planning leads to rigidity.

Answer (b) Planning may not work in a dynamic environment.

Explanation: Planning may not work in a dynamic environment. The environment isn’t constant, as it continues to change. The association needs to continually adjust to such changes. It becomes hard to get to the future trends in the environment. Thus, planning can’t anticipate everything and fails to work in a dynamic environment.

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