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Planning involves defining the organization's goals, establishing an overall strategy for achieving those goals, and developing a comprehensive set of plans ________.

• as to which shift will perform what work functions

• 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

In informal planning, ________ sharing of goals with others in the organization.

• everything may be written down, but there is little or no

• everything is written down, and there is

• nothing is written down, and there is little or no

• nothing is written down; therefore management does a lot of

Informal planning is ________.

• performed at the lowest organizational level

• general and lacks continuity

• developed in informal meetings at a resort

• specific and is developed by the middle managers for their department

In formal planning, ________.

• specific goals covering a period of years are defined

• specific goals are developed and not written

• general goals are developed and not written

• general goals covering an unspecified period of years are defined

Formal planning involves which of the following aspects?

• distributing the plan to all managerial employees

• writing objectives

• planning for up to one year

• developing general objectives

The quality of the planning process and the appropriate implementation of the plans probably ________.

• should be studied more to factually determine which contributes the most

• contribute less to high performance than does the extent of planning

• contribute more to high performance than does the extent of planning

• don't contribute to high performance nearly as much as the extent of planning

Planning is often called the primary management function because it ________.

• sets the tone for the organizational culture

• establishes the basis for all the other functions

• creates the vision for the organizational members to work toward

• offers some basis for future decision making

Planning involves two important elements: ________.

• goals and actions

• plans and decisions

• goals and plans

• goals and decisions

Goals are objectives, ________.

• but goals are used in reference to profits, and objectives are used in reference to production output

• but goals are used by top management, and objectives are used by first-level management

• but goals are long term, and objectives are short term

• and we use the two terms interchangeably

Plans are documents that outline how goals are going to be met and ________.

• describe resource allocations, schedules, and other necessary actions to accomplish the goals

• identify how much capital is required to complete the goals

• tell what materials and processes are necessary to fulfill the goals

• define which department has what responsibilities needed to accomplish the goals