What does the inception stage consist of?

What are the three levels of planning, and what kinds of plans do managers develop at each level?

How do the internal and external environments of the organization and its strengths and weaknesses impact the planning process?

Why are good goals important to the planning process?

What are firm resources and capabilities?

What purposes does an organizations culture serve when considering the external environment?

What is the process where managers establish goals and outline how these goals will be met called?

What are multiple goals? What is a goal hierarchy? How are these concepts related?

How does the desire for personal control affect managers, and how can they balance it with organizational control systems?

Which people in the organization should be involved in planning, and what are their roles?