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Assignment: Management Planning Paper

Assignment: Management Planning Paper
Angela D. Nicol
University of Phoenix
MGT 330 Management Theory Practice and Application
Professor Mary Jane Tytran, MBA
Due Date March 3, 2008

With any company, organization, or corporation the first phase of any management is planning. This phase is very important to any company because many different planning functions and each planning function create a standard for each of its employees to follow. This paper will discuss the planning functions of management while looking at the Boeing Company. While looking at the different planning functions, this paper will also discuss and identify legal, ethical, and social responsibilities that impact Boeing. It will also show some factors that influence Boeings strategic, tactical, operational, and contingency planning. Boeing can be considered the perfect example company to show the many levels of management.
“Boeing is the world’s leading aerospace company and the largest manufacturer of commercial jetliners and military aircraft combined. Additionally, Boeing designs and manufacturers rotorcraft, electronic and defense system, missiles, satellites, launch vehicles and advance information and communication systems” (Boeing 2007 par.1). Boeing is the world’s leading aerospace company because Boeing has one of the best planning strategies around. Because Boeing is one of the largest companies they fully apply all four functions of management, especially the first stage of planning when they set up their strategy to market their products. The Boeing Company has been very careful to make the most of good planning and decision making to reach their full potential and continue to grow bigger than they already are.

Ethical, Legal, & Social Responsibility

One ethical issue that has impacted the Boeing Company in recent years is public safety versus company goals. The reason this has had such a huge impact on Boeings Company is because the company has to take into...