This article throws light upon the six main criteria’s for evaluating the effectiveness of planning in an organisation. The criteria’s are: 1. Usefulness 2. Accuracy and Objectivity 3. Scope 4. Cost-Effectiveness 5. Accountability 6. Timeliness. Criteria # 1. Usefulness: To be most useful to management in performing its other functions, a plan has to be flexible — yet stable – [...]
This article throws light upon the eleven ways for overcoming the barriers to planning in an organisation. The ways are: 1. Starting at the Top 2. Recognising the Limits to Planning 3. Communication 4. Participation 5. Revision and Updating 6. Contingency Planning 7. Discussion 8. Training 9. Explanation of Planning Objectives 10. Creation of a Planning Climate 11. Use of [...]
After reading this article you will learn about:- 1. Corporate Strategy 2. The Planning Process 3. Nature of Organisational Goals 4. Managing Multiple Goals. Corporate Strategy: Organisations Round the world have been experimenting with different ways to organise the way they do business. These organisations are some of the most influential and publicised in the world, and their actions will [...]