1.4.1 The Standing Plans

Those include plans that are used over and over again because they focus on organizational situations that occur repeatedly. Examples for them are

a)    The policy: is a standing plan that furnishes broad guidelines for action, consistent with reaching organizational objectives.

b)    Procedures: are standing plans that outline a series of related actions that must be taken to accomplish a particular task.

c)  Rules: are standing plans that are designate specific required action. A rule indicates what an organization member should or should not do and allows no room for interpretation