ASAD,SAFI,IMRAN,HAROON &

A.REHMAN

PURPOSE OF GOALS & PLANS

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 allocation

b) 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) Power

b) Internal environment

c) Uncertainty

d) 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) 500

b) 450

c) 300

d) 600

OBJECTIVE # 6

Goals and plans ______ employee efforts toward

important outcomes.

a) Motivate

b) Enhance

c) Direct

d) established

OBJECTIVE # 7

When organizations drift away from ______ they

typically get into trouble.

a) Legitimacy

b) Resource allocation

c) Goals & plans

d) Actions.

OBJECTIVE # 8

A plan lets employees know what ______ to undertake

to achieve the goal.

Plans

Actions

Decision

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

Internal

external

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 term

b) Short term , Long term

c) Goals , plans

d) 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