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Planning and Organising

NIOS · Class 12 · Business Studies

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Topics in Planning and Organising

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7.1 - What is Planning?

  • Planning is the process of setting future objectives and deciding on the ways and means of achieving them
  • It is the primary function of management that forms the basis for all other managerial functions
  • Planning bridges the gap between where we are and where we want to go
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7.2 - Features of Planning

  • Planning is the PRIMARY FUNCTION of management - it precedes all other functions
  • Planning is GOAL DIRECTED - always aimed at achieving specific objectives
  • Planning is PERVASIVE - relevant to all levels (top, middle, lower) and all functional areas
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7.3 - Importance of Planning

  • Provides DIRECTION TO ACTION - predetermines course of action and guides decisions
  • REDUCES RISK AND UNCERTAINTY - enables managers to anticipate changes and prepare
  • Helps in ACHIEVING COORDINATION - integrates tasks and makes coordination effective
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7.4 - Limitations of Planning

  • RIGIDITY - Plans put activities in rigid framework, making organizations inflexible
  • PROBABILISTIC - Plans are based on forecasts which may not reflect reality accurately
  • EXPENSIVE AND TIME-CONSUMING - Requires significant resources for information collection and analysis

Key Concepts

Planning is the process of settingPlanning has eight distinctive featuresPlanning provides direction to actionPlanning has six key limitationsThe planning process consists of seven

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Key topics in Planning and Organising include The Planning Process Flow, Planning and Organising – Complete Chapter Overview, Mind map showing the main features of planning and their sub-components. These are the concepts NIOS Class 12 examiners draw on most — study them first, then practise related questions.
How to score full marks in Planning and Organising — NIOS Class 12 Business Studies?
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