Exam 8: Planning Work Activities

An organization's ________ goals are official statements of what an organization says,and what it wants its stakeholders to believe its goals are.

Short-term plans are those covering ________ or less.

A standing plan is ________.

Most companies' goals can be classified as either ________ or ________.

Which of the following is the last step in goal setting?

________ planning dominates managers' planning efforts at lower levels of the organization.

A ________ is a broad statement of an organization's purpose that provides an overall guide to what organizational members think is important.

Robert Downs,owner of a new community newspaper in his home town of Corning,New York,has set the following goal for his company: "To be a champion for free speech and for the development of the community." This goal constitutes the ________ goal of the company.

Planning is concerned with how objectives are to be accomplished,not what is to be accomplished.

Discuss the impact of planning on organizational performance.

Which is the first step managers should follow in goal setting?

The number of years used to define short-term and long-term plans has increased considerably because of the greater environmental certainty businesses have today.

In a short essay,define planning and discuss the characteristics of formal planning as it is used in various organizations.

In a short essay,list the three planning contingency factors that influence the choice of plans and illustrate how these factors influence planning.

Stated goals are those that an organization actually pursues.

In an uncertain environment,managers should develop plans that are specific,but flexible.

Williamson is the owner of a small company that sells corporate gifts through an online store.Business has slowed down in recent months and he realizes that the organization must move in a different direction if it is to survive.He has reset some of the company's overall goals and wants to develop a plan to achieve those goals.He is anticipating the business environment to be volatile for next few years.Considering the above information,it can be determined that his plan must be ________,________,and ________.

Operational plans are usually ________.

The standard procedure to be followed by the human resources department of a company when initiating disciplinary action against an employee is an example of a standing plan.

When making editorial decisions for his newspaper,the owner/editor mostly picks issues that are in line with his political beliefs and those that his advertisers approve of despite his publicly stated goal "to be a champion for free speech and for the development of the community." This indicates that ________.