Recommended aim The aim...is for everybody to gain...over the long term... with respect to employees, the aimmight be to provide for them good management, opportunities for training and education for further growth, plus other contributors to joy in work and quality of life.
Development of an aim A systemmust create something of value...
It is...management’s task to determine those aims... It is important that an aim never be defined in terms of activity or methods. It must always relate directly to how life is better for everyone. Workers...cannot be the source of the aim... ...there must evolve a sense of agreement upon the aim that extends through the organization. (Sem. Ch.3) A system includes the future Preparation for the future includes lifelong learning for employees. It includes constant scanning of the environment (technical, social, economic) to perceive need for innovation, new product, new service, or innovation of method. (Sem. Ch.3) What business ought we to be in five years from now? How could there be life without aims? Everyone has aims, hopes, plans....there must be a method to achieve an aim. (Sem. Ch.2)
Long Term Aim for a System Allocate resources for long-term planning.
(O.C. Ch.2)
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