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Management
, Seventh Edition
Ricky W. Griffin, Texas A&M University
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Chapter 7 Basic Elements of Planning and Decision Making
- Summarize the function of decision making and the planning process.
- Discuss the purpose of organizational goals, identify different kinds of goals, discuss who sets goals, and describe how to manage multiple goals.
- Identify different kinds of organizational plans, note the time frames for planning, discuss who plans, and describe contingency planning.
- Discuss how tactical plans are developed and executed.
- Describe the basic types of operational plans used by organizations.
- Identify the major barriers to goal setting and planning, how organizations overcome those barriers, and how to use goals to implement plans.
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