Planning Test -...

The first step in decision making is ______.

Match the following:

(1) Policy	(a) Guidelines for repetitive problems
(2) Budget	(b) Quantitative plan of action
(3) Project	(c) Scheme for deployment of resources
(4) Rule	(d) Rigid plan, no scope for discretion

Strategy is ______.

Decision making can be ________.

Strategy is a ______.

(a) Planning and forecasting both are concerned with failure
(b) Forecasting is helpful not only in planning but in the entire management process

Decision-making is an integral part of every _________.

Match the following:

(a) Strategy	(1) General guide to thinking and decision-making
(b) Policy	(2) Contigent plan to meet environmental pressures
(c) Procedure	(3) Chronological sequence of steps
(d) Programme	(4) Combination plan for goal achievement

Selecting one from several alternatives is called ________.

Group-decision making is _______.