Chapter 7: Managerial Planning and Goal Setting

Which purpose of an organization's goals deals with the organization's mission in terms of its reason for existence in the marketplace?
1. Resource allocation
2. Guide to action
3. Rationale for decisions
4. Legitimacy
Another term for the strategic goals of an organization is:
1. official goals.
2. ad hoc goals.
3. temporary goals.
4. fluctuating goals.
Which type of goal occurs when a team focuses exclusively on its own goals to the detriment of the performance of other teams in the organization?
1. Gap goal
2. Goal displacement
3. Goal achievement
4. Goal destruction
What type of organizational planning deals with the question: "If our company's sales drop 15 percent this quarter compared to our sales during the same quarter last year, we will lay off 1,000 workers"?
1. Scenario planning
2. Crisis planning
3. Contingency planning
4. Team planning
Which type of managerial goal is designed to be reasonable but require hard-work by the manager in order to accomplish this goal?
1. BHAG
2. Stretch goal
3. Easy goal
4. Ineffective goal