This document provides instructions for an assurance of learning exercise where students will interview the owner or manager of an organization about how they establish and communicate business objectives. Students are asked to form two-person teams, contact a local organization to request a 30-minute interview, and ask questions about whether objectives are important, what types of objectives are established, how they are communicated and revised, and manager/employee involvement. Students will take notes, type up a report, and present their findings to the class in a 5-minute oral presentation.
This document provides instructions for an assurance of learning exercise where students will interview the owner or manager of an organization about how they establish and communicate business objectives. Students are asked to form two-person teams, contact a local organization to request a 30-minute interview, and ask questions about whether objectives are important, what types of objectives are established, how they are communicated and revised, and manager/employee involvement. Students will take notes, type up a report, and present their findings to the class in a 5-minute oral presentation.
This document provides instructions for an assurance of learning exercise where students will interview the owner or manager of an organization about how they establish and communicate business objectives. Students are asked to form two-person teams, contact a local organization to request a 30-minute interview, and ask questions about whether objectives are important, what types of objectives are established, how they are communicated and revised, and manager/employee involvement. Students will take notes, type up a report, and present their findings to the class in a 5-minute oral presentation.
Purpose Objectives provide direction, allow synergy, aid in evaluation, establish priorities, reduce uncertainty, minimize conflicts, stimulate exertion, and aid in both the allocation of resources and the design of jobs. This exercise will enhance your understanding of how organizations use or misuse objectives. Instructions Step 1 Join with one other person in class to form a two-person team. Step 2 Contact by telephone the owner or manager of an organization in your city or town. Request a 30-minute personal interview or meeting with that person for the purpose of discussing “business objectives.” During your meeting, seek answers to the following questions: 1. Do you believe it is important for a business to establish and clearly communicate long term and annual objectives? Why or why not? 2. Does your organization establish objectives? If yes, what type and how many? How are the objectives communicated to individuals? Are your firm’s objectives in written form or simply communicated orally? 3. To what extent are managers and employees involved in the process of establishing objectives? 4. How often are your business objectives revised and by what process? Step 3 Take good notes during the interview. Let one person be the note taker and one person do most of the talking. Have your notes typed up and ready to turn in to your professor. Step 4 Prepare a 5-minute oral presentation for the class, reporting the results of your interview. Turn in your typed report.