GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

GK

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which activity would be classified as planning?
A
Assigning managers tasks for the sales promotion
B
Keeping company employees on course to accomplish goals
C
Setting company objectives and targets
D
Setting company performance and quality measures
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Strategic planning is a process in which an organization’s leaders define their vision for the future and identify their organization’s goals and objectives.

Detailed explanation-2: -Planning is the function of management that involves setting objectives and determining a course of action for achieving those objectives. Planning requires that managers be aware of environmental conditions facing their organization and forecast future conditions.

Detailed explanation-3: -Within planning, there are four major categories: strategic, tactical, operational, and contingency planning.

Detailed explanation-4: -(1) Setting Objectives This is the primary step in the process of planning which specifies the objective of an organisation, i.e. what an organisation wants to achieve. The planning process begins with the setting of objectives. Objectives are end results which the management wants to achieve by its operations.

Detailed explanation-5: -Operational Planning. “Operational plans are about how things need to happen, ‘’ motivational leadership speaker Mack Story said at LinkedIn. Strategic Planning. “Strategic plans are all about why things need to happen, ‘’ Story said. Tactical Planning. Contingency Planning. 07-Jul-2017

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