Planning

Goals are different from plans because ________.

• Goals identify specific steps that the organization needs to achieve, and plans identify the overall mission of the organization

• Goals are important only for small companies, and plans are important only for large companies

• Goals describe financial objectives, and plans describe objectives related to social responsibility

• Goals are desired outcomes, and plans describe how those outcomes will be accomplished

Name the function of management which involves setting objectives and developing appropriate courses of action to achieve these objectives.

• Directing

• Planning

• Organising

• Staffing

It all depends on the variables of a situation" best describes the

• Classical approach

• Human relations approach

• Systems approach

• Contingency approach

What is a definition of an objective?

• A defined specified outcome to be achieved in the long-term

• A clear set of goals to be attained given a set number of resources

• A clearly defined and measurable outcome to be achieved over a specified timeframe

• A set standard of performance agreed by workers and managers

To what time-frame do strategic plans relate?

• Long-term

• Medium-term

• Short-term

• Unspecified time it takes to achieve an aim

What is the definition of a scenario in scenario planning?

• An imagined sequence of future events

• An unpredictable event

• A planned for event

• An unplanned for event

What is the definition of a scenario in scenario planning?

• An imagined sequence of future events

• An unpredictable event

• A planned for event

• An unplanned for event

Tactical planning of the business functions or departments in an organisation is the

responsibility of _____ management

• Top

• Middle

• Operationa

• Lower

Operational plans encompass a particular operational area of the organization

• TRUE

• FALSE

Planning involves defining the organization's goals, establishing an overall strategy

for achieving those goals, and developing a comprehensive set of plans ________

• To determine which manager will be in charge of which department

• For organizational work activities

• To establish the quality and quantity of work to be accomplished

• As to which shift will perform what work functions