Redefining the business mission of a mattress manufacturer as "a good night's sleep" rather than stating the mission as "the manufacture of highquality mattresses" will:
a. not stimulate an awareness of changes in consumer desires
b. be too broad a statement to be of any real use in serving customers
c. stifle creativity in discovering opportunities to serve customers
d. help ensure the firm retains its focus on consumers
e. ensure the core products will be retained
ANSWER: d