PURPOSE OF GOALS & PLANS

ASAD,SAFI,IMRAN,HAROON & A.REHMAN

PURPOSE OF GOALS & PLANS

MANAGEMENT

Which purpose of an organization's goals deals with the organization's mission in terms of its reason for existence in the

marketplace?

a) Resource allocationb) Guide to action.

c) Rationale for decision.d) Legitimacy.

OBJECTIVE # 1

Lack of a clear goal can not damage employee motivation and commitment because people don’t understand what

they’re working toward

(True)(False)

OBJECTIVE # 2

Goals and plans facilitate employees’ identification with the organization and

help motivate them by reducing _________.

a) Powerb) Internal environment

c) Uncertaintyd) External environment.

OBJECTIVE # 3

Managers can make decisions to ensure that internal policies, roles, performance, structure, products, and expenditures will

be made in accordance with desired outcomes.

(True)(False)

OBJECTIVE # 4

DuPont has a goal of generating _____ percent of revenues from renewable

resources by 2010.

a) 24%b)25 %c) 30%d) 10%

OBJECTIVE # 5

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) pulled more than ____ agents off their regular beats and reassigned them to terrorist-

related cases

a) 500b) 450c) 300d) 600

OBJECTIVE # 6

Goals and plans ______ employee efforts toward important outcomes.

a) Motivateb) Enhancec) Direct

d) established

OBJECTIVE # 7

When organizations drift away from ______ they typically get into trouble.

a) Legitimacyb) Resource allocation

c) Goals & plansd) Actions.

OBJECTIVE # 8

A plan lets employees know what ______ to undertake to achieve the goal.

PlansActionsDecision

None of them

OBJECTIVE # 9

Decisions through out the organization will be in alignment with the goals.

(true)(false)

OBJECTIVE # 10

The overall planning process prevents managers from thinking merely in terms of

day-to-day activities.

(true)(false)

OBJECTIVE # 11

The mission of an organization symbolizes legitimacy to _______ audiences

Internalexternal

OBJECTIVE # 12

goal provides the “how” of an organization or subunit’s existence, a plan tells the

“why.”

(true)(false)

OBJECTIVE # 13

Due to complexity of today’s environment, managers should focus on____ instead of

______.

a) Long term , short termb) Short term , Long term

c) Goals , plansd) None of them

OBJECTIVE # 14

Lack of a clear goal can damage employee motivation and commitment because people don’t understand what they’re

working toward.

(true)(false)

OBJECTIVE # 15