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Principles of Management - Organizational Planning

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Study GuidePrinciples of Management–Organizational Planning1. Detailing Types of PlansPlanning is a core part of management. When managers create plans, they commit people,departments, and organizational resources to actions that will take place in the future. Good planshelp everyone understand what needs to be done and how their work contributes to the organization’ssuccess.How Goals Work Together: The Means–Ends ChainOrganizational goals are arranged in levels. Lower-level goals support higher-level goals. Whenemployees achieve smaller, specific goals, those accomplishments help the organization reach itsbigger objectives. This connection is called ameans–ends chain—lower-level goals are the means,and higher-level goals are the ends.To guide this process, managers use different types of plans.1.1 Major Types of PlansManagers rely onthree main types of plans:•Operational plans•Tactical plans•Strategic plansThese plans work together. Operational plans support tactical plans, and tactical plans supportstrategic plans. In addition, managers also preparecontingency plansin case things do not go asexpected.1.2 Operational PlansOperational plans focus on the day-to-day work of the organization. They describespecific andmeasurable resultsexpected from departments, teams, and individual employees.Examples of Operational Goals•“Process 150 sales applications each week”

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University
Texas A&M University
Course
Principles of Management
Subject
Management

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