Workplace Relations and Absenteeism Quiz

The (9,9) manager exhibits a Team Leadership style with high concern for both production and people. This style emphasizes encouraging teamwork, commitment, and making employees feel part of the company family while involving them in understanding organizational purpose and production needs. Motivation is high under this leadership approach.

Planning is the primary function of management. It involves deciding in advance about the future course of action, determining what action to take, how to take it, and when to take it. Planning is a futuristic process that reconciles a company's resources with its objectives and opportunities.

A (9,9) manager can act sensibly to bring about effective results, maintaining consistency but finding innovative solutions to fit unique problems and unusual circumstances.

<p>According to Philip Kotler, &quot;Planning is deciding in the present what to do in the future.&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>While Kotler defines planning as deciding in the present what to do in the future, Alford and Beatt define it as &quot;the thinking process, the organized foresight, the vision based on fact and experience that is required for intelligent action.&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>According to Theo Haimann, &quot;Planning is deciding in advance what is to be done.&quot; The key elements are deciding in advance and determining what actions need to be taken.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>A (9,9) manager can find innovative solutions to fit unique problems and unusual circumstances, while still maintaining consistency with the organization's goals and principles.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>Kotler's definition focuses on the timing aspect of planning (deciding in the present what to do in the future), while Alford &amp; Beatt's definition emphasizes the thought process and foresight involved in planning.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>The (9,9) leadership style emphasizes involving employees in understanding the organizational purpose, making them feel part of the company family, and encouraging their commitment to achieving organizational goals.</p> Signup and view all the answers

<p>According to Kotler's definition, planning is the process whereby companies reconcile their resources with their objectives and opportunities. It involves aligning the company's available resources with its goals and potential opportunities.</p> Signup and view all the answers