As the director of HR, you are in a meeting with your corporate officers discussing the firm’s deliberate use of human resources to gain a competitive edge against your competitors in the marketplace. You are discussing:

• A. your HR strategy for the company.
• B. the general business environment in which your company must operate.
• C. the tactics you plan to use in reaching corporate objectives.
• D. the individual issues that are involved in creating your HR plan.
• E. the legal environment in which your company operates.