Which of the following is an element of planning?
A) Encouraging all employees to perform at a high level to help the organization achieve its vision and goals
B) Using power, personality, and communication skills to coordinate the activities of people and groups
C) Establishing alliances between different organizations to share resources and produce new goods and services
D) Deciding which goals the organization will pursue and what strategies will achieve those goals
E) Organizing people into departments according to the kinds of job-specific tasks they perform

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To perform the planning task, managers identify and select appropriate organizational goals and courses of action; they develop strategies for how to achieve high performance. The three steps involved in planning are (1) deciding which goals the organization will pursue, (2) deciding what strategies to adopt to attain those goals, and (3) deciding how to allocate organizational resources to pursue the strategies that attain those goals. How well managers plan and develop strategies determines how effective and efficient the organization is-its performance level.

Which of the Following Is an Element of Planning