Directional plans identify general guidelines. They provide focus but do not tie managers to specific objectives or courses of action. In the above example the University may decide not to follow a specific plan to increase admissions by 3% next academic year. Rather the University might opt for a directional plan to increase admission by 1 to 2% every year for say five years. Standing and single-use plans When plans are categorized according to their frequency of use, there are two types: Standing plans and single-use plans. Standing Plans They are designed to deal with organizational issues or problems that managers face frequently. In this sense the manager avoids the need to re-invent the wheel every time a particular situation occurs. For example managers may be concerned about a problem that may occur often in the entire workforce. The employees’ absenteeism, manager may decide to develop a standing policy to implement automatically each time an employee is late for work. Standing plans include policies, procedures and rules. each in turn. Let’s examine Policies: are general statements that guide decision making. They define the boundaries within which decisions are made. Policies provide guidance to managers who must make decisions about circumstances that occur frequently within the organization. Most organizations establish policies to provide direction for For example the has policies which govern sick leave, vacation leave, study leave and benefit options. The Academic Affairs Directorate of the University maintain policies on admission to various academic programmes, grade appeals, the minimum period allowed to complete a programme etc. The Human Resource and Organizational Development Directorate (HRODD) have policies in the areas of selecting, training, compensating employees, working conditions, employee service and industrial relations. The procurement office establishes policies for procurement, inventory management and quality control. look at a few examples of policies. Let’s When recruiting employees, consider only those candidates who are technically competent or show promise of becoming technically competent and who show good personal character and motivation. Sexual harassment will not be tolerated in any form in this institution, whether committed by a Senior Member, a Junior Member, a Senior Staff, or a Junior Staff. No employees at the procurement office shall accept gifts and/or
Directional plans identify general guidelines. They provide focus but do not tie managers to specific objectives or courses of action. In the above example the University may decide not to follow a specific plan to increase admissions by 3% next academic year. Rather the University might opt for a directional plan to increase admission by 1 to 2% every year for say five years. Standing and single-use plans When plans are categorized according to their frequency of use, there are two types: Standing plans and single-use plans. Standing Plans They are designed to deal with organizational issues or problems that managers face frequently. In this sense the manager avoids the need to re-invent the wheel every time a particular situation occurs. For example managers may be concerned about employees’ absenteeism, a problem that may occur often in the entire workforce. The manager may decide to develop a standing policy to implement automatically each time an employee is late for work. Standing plans include policies, procedures and rules. Let’s examine each in turn. Policies: are general statements that guide decision making. They define the boundaries within which decisions are made. Policies provide guidance to managers who must make decisions about circumstances that occur frequently within the organization. Most organizations establish policies to provide direction for For example the has policies which govern sick leave, vacation leave, study leave and benefit options. The Academic Affairs Directorate of the University maintain policies on admission to various academic programmes, grade appeals, the minimum period allowed to complete a programme etc. The Human Resource and Organizational Development Directorate (HRODD) have policies in the areas of selecting, training, compensating employees, working conditions, employee service and industrial relations. The procurement office establishes policies for procurement, inventory management and quality control. Let’s look at a few examples of policies. When recruiting employees, consider only those candidates who are technically competent or show promise of becoming technically competent and who show good personal character and motivation. Sexual harassment will not be tolerated in any form in this institution, whether committed by a Senior Member, a Junior Member, a Senior Staff, or a Junior Staff. No employees at the procurement office shall accept gifts and/or
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