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Mission Statement for Mail Boxes Etc.
Our Mission
Making Business Easier Worldwide Through Our Service and
Distribution Network, Delivering Personalized and Convenient
Business Solutions With World-Class Customers Service.
Our Core Values
Caring 悋惺悋悸 Honesty 悋惶惆 Fairness 悋惶惶悋 Commitment
悋惠慍悋
Integrity 悋慍悋悸 Trust 悋惓悸 Respect 悋忰惠惠惘悋 Accountability 悋
愕悋悄悸
22. Benefits of MBO Problems with MBO
1. Manager and employee efforts
are focused on activities that will
lead to goal attainment.
1. Constant change prevents MBO from
taking hold.
2. Performance can be improved at
all company levels.
2. An environment of poor employer-employee
relations reduces MBO
effectiveness.
3. Employees are motivated. 3. Strategic goals may be displaced by
operational goals.
4. Departmental and individual
goals are aligned with company
goals.
4. Mechanistic organizations and values
that discourage participation can
harm the MBO process.
5. Too much paperwork saps MBO
energy.
24. SINGLE-USE PLANS
Program
Plans for attaining a one-time organizational goal
Major undertaking that may take several years to complete
Large in scope; may be associated with several projects
Examples:
Building a new headquarters
Converting all paper files to digital
Project
Also a set of plans for attaining a one-time goal
Smaller in scope and complexity than a program; shorter time
horizon
Often one part of a larger program
Examples:
Renovating the office
Setting up a company intranet
26. STANDING PLANS
Policy
Broad in scope a general guide to action
Based on organizations overall goals/strategic plan
Defines boundaries within which to make decisions
Examples:
Drug-free workplace policies
Sexual harassment policies
Rule
Narrow in scope
Describes how a specific action is to be performed
May apply to specific setting
Example:
No-smoking rule in areas of plant where hazardous materials are stored
Procedure
Sometimes called a standard operating procedure (SOP)
Defines a precise series of steps to attain certain goals
Examples:
Procedures for issuing refunds
Procedures for handling employee grievances
#21: Set goals. This is the most difficult step in MBO. Setting goals involves employees at all levels and looks beyond day-to-day activities to answer the question What are we trying to accomplish?