Question 1:
Planning is one of the primary functions of management.
(a) Explain the importance of planning in an organisation.
(b) How can managers develop an effective action plan?
Question 2:
It is generally believed that ‘systems thinking' is one of the major breakthroughs of how we understand organisations.
(a) In what ways does ‘systems thinking' help to understand organisations?
(b) Discuss how a manager can make full use of ‘Systems thinking' so as to achieve organisational aims?