Policies
- are general statements to guide subordinate thinking in the decision making process.
- policies define the area within which a subordinate may make a decision. In this respect, policies tend to predecide issues within that defined bracket.
Advantages of Policies as Plans:
- Ensure consistency in decision making.
- Avoid repeated analysis and therefore save time.
- Provide uniformity in actions in various units and in different periods of time.
- Enable superior managers to delegate authority without much loss of control.
- Minimize mistakes in decision making in as much as they provide guidelines.
- Train subordinates to handle responsibility.