Exam 7: Organisational Planning and Goal Setting

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Tassie Devil Brewery has used MBO for the past year.Top management just finished evaluating overall performance.The next step in the MBO process should be:

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Contingency plans are also referred to as:

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Question 22

Operational plans and goals are those that focus on the outcomes that major divisions and departments must achieve in order for the organisation to reach its overall goals.

(True/False)

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Question 23

The management function concerned with defining goals for future organisational performance and deciding on tasks and resources needed to attain them is known as goal-setting.

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Question 24

In using MBO,objectives should be set:

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Question 25

______________ goals or long-term plans are concerned with objectives greater than three years into the future.

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Question 26

A(n)__________________(two words)is a broadly stated definition of basic business scope and operations that distinguishes the organisation from others of a similar type.

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Question 27

A __________________ is the planning cycle that institutes quality management practices.

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Question 28

All of the following are characteristics of effective goal setting except that goals should be:

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Question 29

Managers can't always anticipate future events and build scenarios to cope with them.

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Question 30

The five criteria for effective goals are: That they are specific and measurable,that they (three words),that they are challenging but realistic,that they have a defined time period,and that they are ___ (three words).

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Question 31

The fourth step in the MBO process is:

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Question 32

Compare the four levels of goals and plans.

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Question 33

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

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Question 34

Goals and plans are valuable to an organisation because they provide legitimacy,rationale for decisions and an increase in motivation and commitment.

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Question 35

According to the hierarchy of goals and plans,strategic plans have a direct relationship to operational plans.

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Question 36

___________________ (two words)are the responsibility of lower management (i.e.department leaders and individual employees).

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Question 37

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

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Question 38

Differentiate between the terms 'goal','plan' and 'planning'.

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Question 39

A desired future state that the individual or organisation attempts to realise is a goal.

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Exam 7: Organisational Planning and Goal Setting

Tassie Devil Brewery has used MBO for the past year.Top management just finished evaluating overall performance.The next step in the MBO process should be:

Contingency plans are also referred to as:

Operational plans and goals are those that focus on the outcomes that major divisions and departments must achieve in order for the organisation to reach its overall goals.

The management function concerned with defining goals for future organisational performance and deciding on tasks and resources needed to attain them is known as goal-setting.

In using MBO,objectives should be set:

______________ goals or long-term plans are concerned with objectives greater than three years into the future.

A(n)__________________(two words)is a broadly stated definition of basic business scope and operations that distinguishes the organisation from others of a similar type.

A __________________ is the planning cycle that institutes quality management practices.

All of the following are characteristics of effective goal setting except that goals should be:

Managers can't always anticipate future events and build scenarios to cope with them.

The five criteria for effective goals are: That they are specific and measurable,that they ________________ (three words),that they are challenging but realistic,that they have a defined time period,and that they are ___________________ (three words).

The fourth step in the MBO process is:

Compare the four levels of goals and plans.

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

Goals and plans are valuable to an organisation because they provide legitimacy,rationale for decisions and an increase in motivation and commitment.

According to the hierarchy of goals and plans,strategic plans have a direct relationship to operational plans.

___________________ (two words)are the responsibility of lower management (i.e.department leaders and individual employees).

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

Differentiate between the terms 'goal','plan' and 'planning'.

A desired future state that the individual or organisation attempts to realise is a goal.

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