MGT 3200 Chapter : PLANNING
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Defensive: help us void threats in the environment, defensive. Offensive: help us exploit opportunities in the environment, offensive. Ii. (do not memorize for exam, can think through) Sense of unity/direction: if management sets goals and communicates it to employees, then everyone know and supplies a sense of unity which increases corporation and then synergy. Coping with change: what if planning, forewarned is forearmed, helps you prepare better which will improve performance and give you a sense of control. Gresham"s law of planning: even when managers have intentions to plan, see the value, etc . Nonplanner (aka the firefighter : let problems pop up and then fix them, reactive, want to be proactive, internal control, trying to control future result. Control or in other words, denial ain"t just. Failure to avoid in planning: if you know what the failure is then you know how to solve it. Top-down delegation of planning: overcome, top mangers walk the talk.
