BNAD 302 Chapter 5 Quiz 1. Which of the following is not one of the steps in planning and strategic management? * Monitoring efficiency 2. The vision statement answers the question, “What do we want to become? “ It provides a clear sense of the future and the actions needed to get there. 3. Which of the following are 4 benefits of planning? * Planning helps you coordinate activities * Planning helps you cope with uncertainty * Planning helps you check on your progress * Planning helps you think ahead 4. Management by objective (MBO) is a process that includes all of the following EXCEPT: * managers punish the employees that fail to reach their goals 5. So, they include: * Managers and employees …show more content…
The planning/ control cycle is a continuous feedback loop. 30. The third stage of management of objectives is to periodically review performance. Which of the following occurs in the third stage? * You and your manager meet reasonably often to review progress. 31. Regarding the four organizational strategies in response to uncertainty, reactors make adjustments only when finally to do so by environmental pressures. 32. Define action plan. Course of action needed to achieve a stated goal. 33. How often should manager and subordinates meet to give performance appraisals and rewards? * Every 6 to 12 months 34. The letter S in the acronym SMART stands for: * specific 35. Prospectors focus on developing new products or services and on seeking out new markets, rather than waiting for things to happen. 36. When objectives become more specific at lower levels of the organization they are said to be structured in a unified hierarchy. 37. Name a plan developed for activities that are not likely to be repeated in the future. * Single- use plan 38. The first step of the MBO process is for employees and managers to jointly set objectives. 39. Analyzers let other organizations take the risk of product development and marketing and then imitate what seems to work best. 40. What is the second step in management by objectives? * The manager develops an action plan. 41. True or false: SMART is an
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2. Ongoing plan – It depends on future period and can be changed whenever needed.
B. Discussion on the process improvement plan that is likely to decrease or eliminate the reoccurrence of the outcome or scenario.
We judge people differently based on the meaning the ATTRIBUTE to their behavior, mainly, if it was internally of externally caused.
Step four in management planning is the selecting of goals believed to be most appropriate and feasible by the managers. Step five implements the goals and plans into action by managers. Goal achievement is likely to be linked to the organization’s reward system to encourage employees to achieve the goals and implement plans properly (Thomas S. Bateman, Scott A. Snell, 2009). Step six is essential in making sure goals and plans are met. If the goals and plans are not monitored and controlled managers would not know if they were ever met successfully.
Step-3: Assign the roles of facilitator, scribe, and timekeeper: A meeting is a time bound activity. The meeting
The final will be cumulative, although much of the test will focus somewhat more heavily on the material covered since the last midterm. There will be some questions that have been taken directly from the two earlier midterms. You’ll almost certainly recognize these questions; if you’ve reviewed the earlier exams with me in class (or in person) & know the answers to most or all of the questions, you’ll breeze through them. Read each question carefully, though, as you may be reading a question (or a variant of a question) that was on a different version of the test than the one you received (e.g., I pulled the question from an older “A” test, but you received the “B” test). Make sure you know what you’re
2. Which of the following is not one of the five major steps of the financial planning process?
In your own words, describe the purpose of the operational plan and its relationship to the strategic plan.
The vision statement should inspire your employees and give them direction on how your organization intends them to act and give them purpose. It also, gives our members understanding of what type of private club they would like to do business with. The mission statement defines the club’s primary objectives and purpose. It’s the Club’s key piece of communication to Board of Directors, employees, and members. The
Management by objectives is a performance management model that can be used in conjunction with other models. MBO as it called, is designed to include employees in the goal setting process and define “success” by measuring accomplishments against a clearly established set of objectives. (Lloyd 2012) This makes evaluation much easier
Vision Statement: We want to create value for our customers so as to enable them achieve their vision.
The last step of the planning process is controlling and monitoring and is ongoing. All levels of managers are involved in this process using controls that measure the performance and progress of the plan. This step also allows adjustments to the plan because changes sometimes occur or the plan was executed improperly. The strategic, tactical, and operational planning must be aligned in order for a plan to succeed.
C. Identify and briefly describe the three steps involved in the process of managing organizational
Management by Objectives (MBO) method involves setting specific measurable goals with each employee and then periodically reviewing the progress made.