Process Failure Where the Planning Process Becomes an End in Itself

question 87

Multiple Choice

Process failure where the planning process becomes an end in itself, rather than a means to an end is referred to as _____.

• A) lack of participation error
• B) goal displacement
• C) failures of substance
• D) divestiture
• E) downsizing

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Definitions:

Socialization

The process by which individuals learn and adopt the norms, values, customs, and behaviors appropriate to their society or social group.

Ends-Based Thinking

is a moral reasoning approach that focuses on the outcomes or consequences of actions to determine their ethicality.

Religious

Pertaining to the belief in and worship of a god or gods, a specific system of belief and worship involving a code of ethics, a value orientation emphasizing spiritual peace.

Secular

Not religious; not connected with a church, synagogue, mosque, pagoda, temple, or other religious institution.