Question

As the Board of Governors of the American Red Cross considers planning, one option is to make strategic plans and then direct managers to align tactical and operational plans accordingly. Another option is to have planning specialists help managers across the organization make their own plans. Why might this organization's executives opt for the latter approach? Check all that apply.- The environment is a dynamic one, and department and frontline managers can come up with more responsive plans than can central leadership.- Resources will be better coordinated across the organization in support of the overall strategy.- Senior leadership will have more control over the organization's direction.- When managers come up with their own plans, they are likely to be more committed to following through on them.

Answer 1

The answers are:

• When managers come up with their own plans, they are likely to be more committed to following through on them.
• The environment is a dynamic one, and department and front line managers can come up with more responsive plans than can central leadership.

Step-by-step explanation:

Personally I consider a very good idea if the Board of Governors decides to hire planning specialists to help regional or local managers develop their own plans. There are several advantages with this approach:

Regional managers know their "markets" and how to act and deal with them. I guess most of the Board of Governors is made up of wealthy or very important members, and many times their reality is very different than that of normal regular people.

Also, if regional managers can come up with their own plans, they will be extremely motivated to follow them through. They know that if something goes wrong, all the fingers will blame them.