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Robbins and Coulter 11th edition

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Planning   defining the organization's goals, establishing strategies for achieving those goals, and developing plans to integrate and coordinate work activities  
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Goals(Objectives)   desired outcomes or targets  
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Plans   documents that outline how goals are going to be met  
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Stated Goals   official statements of what an organization says, and what it wants its various stakeholders to believe, its goals are  
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Real Goals   goals that an organization actually pursues, as defined by the actions of its members  
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Strategic plans   plans that aply to the entire organization and establish the organization's overall goals  
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Operational plans   plans that encompass a particular operational area of the organization  
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Long-term plans   plans with a time frame beyond three years  
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Short-term plans   plans covering one year or less  
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Specific plans   plans that are clearly defined and leave no room for interpretation  
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Directional plans   plans that are flexible and set out general quidelines  
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Single-use plan   a one-time plan specifically designed to meet the needs of a unique situation  
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Standing plans   ongoing plans that provide guidance for activities performed repeatedly  
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Traditional goal setting   an approach to setting goals in which top managers set goals that then flow down through the organization and become subgoals for each organizational area  
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Means-end chain   an integrated network of goals in which the accomplishment of goals at one level serves as the means for achieving the goals,or ends, at the next level  
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Management by Objectives (MBO)   a process of setting mutually agreed-upon goals and using those goals to evaluate employee performance  
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Mission   the purpose of an organization  
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Commitment Concept   plans should extend far enough to meet those commitments made when the plans were developed  
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Formal planning department   a group of planning specialists whose sole responsibilty is helping to write organizational plans  
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Environmental scanning   screening information to detect emerging friends  
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Competitor Intelligence   gathering information that allows managers to anticipate competitors' actions rather than merely react to them  
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