Question : Name the function of management which involves setting objectives and developing appropriate course of action to achieve these objectives.
Option 1: Directing
Option 2: Planning
Option 3: Organising
Option 4: Staffing
Correct Answer: Planning
Solution :
Setting objectives and determining the appropriate course of action to achieve these objectives is what planning entails, so we can also define planning as setting objectives and targets and developing an action plan to achieve them.
Hence, option 2 is the correct answer.