goal setting

Assignment 1
1. Draft outline of Assignment 2 (include headings, indicate the content and sequence of concepts/arguments)
Introduction
 Introduce the topic, i.e. the main points to be discussed later in the essay
 Definition of goal setting: “ Goal setting is defined as the process or deciding what you want to accomplish and developing a plan to achieve the future results”
 Thesis: To explore the benefits and disadvantages of goal setting used by management
Benefits
 Makes you responsible for your own success or failures
 Forces you to set priorities, therefore helping you to limit getting involved in distracting things
 Provides a specified path to follow, so you know where you are going

Disadvantages
 Employees may fear goal setting because they might be afraid of failing or criticised for not reaching the goal
 Unethical behaviour, for example people may steal sales from other employees to achieve their own personal goal
 Employees may think that their goal is unrealistic and believe they can’t achieve it, therefore giving up
Critical analysis
 Look at both advantages and disadvantages presented in the above paragraphs
 Explore the importance that goal setting has in organisations
 Summarise the argument and deliver a result as to whether or not goal setting is beneficial in corporations
Conclusion
 Re-introduce the thesis: To explore the benefits and disadvantages of goal setting used by management
 Summarise main points presented in the above paragraphs and conclude the discussion using the result from the critical analysis paragraph

2. Plan of your literature search (time you have spent searching the literature, methods or your literature searching)
Date Time Spent Keywords Database
21/08/2013 1 hr Goal Setting Google/ One Search 1 hr Benefits of Goal Setting Google/ One Search 1 hr Disadvantages of Goal Setting Google/ One Search 1 hr Goal setting in corporations Google/ One Search
By the 27/8/2013
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