Exam 7: Managerial Planning and Goal Setting

_________________________ are ongoing plans that are used to provide guidance for tasks performed repeatedly within the organization.

According to Unlocking Innovative Solutions Through TECHNOLOGY in Chapter 7, the computer security company Symantec deals will so much change that it needs a process, not a plan.

Broad statements describing where the organization wants to be in the future are called _________________________.

Specific and measurable goal characteristics apply only to the lower-level goals.

List the five reasons explicit goals and plans are important.

During the __________ stage of his company's crisis management, Jesse Winkler must ensure that the stakeholders' physical and emotional needs are met.

In centralized planning, managers work with planning experts to develop their own goals and plans.

____________________ planning done by a few individuals in a complex and competitive business environment no longer works.

In what ways do plans and goals benefit an organization?

The act of determining the organization goals and the means for achieving them is called goal setting.

Numerous __________ are likely to be part of an overall __________.

Companies should ensure the physical safety and emotional needs of people and/or animals after implementing a crisis management plan.

The first stage in crisis management planning includes building relationships and designating crisis management team and spokesperson.

An example of a qualitative goal is "the University will provide quality education at a fair price."

A plan tells "why" to achieve the goal.

Which of these is a method of management whereby managers and employees define goals for every department, project, and person and use them to monitor subsequent performance?

A statement that identifies distinguishing characteristics of an organization is known as

A group of planning specialists who develop plans for the organization as a whole is known as

Which of these define boundaries within which to make a decision?

Ruby is a first-line supervisor at Rooftop Corporation. She is most concerned with which level of goals?