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This 6 page paper looks at the planning function of management, describing some planning differences between the various levels of management and discussing how and why the various kinds of plans must be integrated. The bibliography cites 6 sources.
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the way that the objectives will be reached. However, planning is not just as activity for the senior management in determining strategy, it may be seen throughout all levels of
an organisation. The strategy, once decided does not self implement, plans need to be developed at all levels, from the long term step by step plans to implement the strategy
to the lower levels planning, such as the scheduling of staff and the issue such as HRM policies and how budgets are going to be met. To consider the way
planning takes place at all levels the process itself and the approaches can be examined. The traditional approach to planning has been
the use of linear models, where there is a clear demarcation between strategy formulation and implementation. This also matches the hierarchical organisation structures where there are formal lines of communication
through the ranks. However, to consider strategy formulation apart from implementations may be to devalue the potential of synergy. If we look at a definition of strategy in business terms
in the English dictionary it is stated as "A plan of action or policy in business or politics" (Oxford Concise English Dictionary 1991:1205). Although accurate, this can be taken further
"Strategic management is synthesis of analysis and planning for value creation and delivery" (Elliot et al, 2001). It is worth noting that within these definitions it is planning that is
emphasised, but the action is also mentioned, and there is not the need for a particular style of planning and it is not inherent that these are separated.
Mintzberg (et al, 1998) looks are the classical approach where there are separate stages and different approaches. Traditional planning is the classical view of
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