Gary Dessler wrote that planning is, "the process of establishing objectives and courses of action prior to taking action" (Dessler, 2001). Business plans at (My company) are built by completing thorough business assessments, making operational plans and making the financial decisions to provide the monetary resources to put the plan in action. Planning is important at all levels of management and its importance is often overlooked causing failures in many aspects of the daily operation of …showed first 75 words of 974 total…

…showed last 75 words of 974 total…BSR Staff. (n.d.) Overview of Business Ethics, Retrieved on March 13th 2003, from http:/ /www.bsr.org/BSRResources/WhitePaperDetail.cfm?DocumentID=48815 Dessler, G. (2001). Management Leading People and Organizations in the 21st Century. (2nd ed.). New Jersey: Prentice Hall, Inc. Niznick, J. (2004). Non Disclosure Agreement. Retrieved on March 13th 2003, from http://jobsearchtech.about.com/library/weekly/aa-nondisclosure.htm Robbins, S.P., Bergman, R., Stagg, I. and Coutler, M. (2003), Management, 3rd Edition, Prentice Hall: Australia, pp.136-149.