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Notes from text One of the primary responsibilities of managers is to set goals for where the organization or department should go in the future and plan how to get it there. Walmart managers are facing a struggle that executives in every organization encounter as they try to decide what goals to pursue and how to achieve them. Lack of planning or poor planning can seriously hurt an organization. ? HYPERLINK “http://digitalbookshelf.southuniversity.edu/#/books/9781285696706/pages/68997339” ?http://digitalbookshelf.southuniversity.edu/#/books/9781285696706/pages/68997339? Goal Setting and Planning Overview A ? HYPERLINK “http://digitalbookshelf.southuniversity.edu/books/9781285696706/content/id/goal” ?goal? is a desired future circumstance or condition that the organization attempts to realize. ? HYPERLINK “http://digitalbookshelf.southuniversity.edu/books/9781285696706/content/id/ch7-fn4” ?4? Goals are important because organizations exist for a purpose, and goals define and state that purpose. A ? HYPERLINK “http://digitalbookshelf.southuniversity.edu/books/9781285696706/content/id/plan” ?plan? is a blueprint for goal achievement and specifies the necessary resource allocations, schedules, tasks, and other actions. Goals specify future ends; plans specify today’s means. The concept of ? HYPERLINK “http://digitalbookshelf.southuniversity.edu/books/9781285696706/content/id/planning” ?planning? usually incorporates both ideas; it means determining the organization’s goals and defining the means for achieving them.? HYPERLINK “http://digitalbookshelf.southuniversity.edu/books/9781285696706/content/id/ch7-fn5” ?5? LEVELS OF GOALS AND PLANS ? HYPERLINK “http://digitalbookshelf.southuniversity.edu/books/9781285696706/content/id/ex7.1” ?Exhibit 7.1? illustrates the levels of goals and plans in an organization. The planning process starts with a formal mission that defines the basic purpose of the organization, especially for external audiences. The mission is the…