Principals of Management Exam 2 (Part 1)

Desired future circumstance or condition that the organization attempts to realize

Blueprint for goal achievement specifying the necessary resource allocations, schedules, tasks, and other actions

• Plan

• Planning

Determining the organization's goal and defining the means for achieving them

• Plan

• Planning

Official goals; broad statements describing where the organization wants to be in the future

• Strategic goals

• Strategic plans

Define the action steps by which the company intends to attain strategic goals

• Strategic goals

• Strategic plans

The results that major divisions and departments within the organization intend to achieve

• Tactical goals

• Tactical plans

define what the major departments and organizational subunits will do to implement the organizations"s strategic plan

• Tactical goals

• Tactical plans

Results expected from departments, work groups, and individuals

• Operational goals

• Operation plans

developed at the lower levels of the organization to specify the action plans toward achieving operational goals and to support tactical plans

• Operational goals

• Operation plans

The organization's reason for existence

• Mission

• Mission statement