Employees of a leading Pharmacy company are instructed to follow the plans made by the top management. No one is allowed to act on their own. Identify the limitation of planning in the above mentioned line.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Planning reduces creativity.
Option (1) Planning leads to rigidity. — Incorrect. Rigidity means managers cannot change a fixed plan even when the situation changes. The passage is about employees not being allowed to act on their own.
Option (2) Planning reduces creativity. — Correct. Planning is done by top management and the rest just implement it. Employees are not allowed to deviate from plans nor to act on their own, so their initiative and creativity get lost.
Option (3) Planning may not work in dynamic environment. — Incorrect. This limitation is about changes in the economic, political or social environment upsetting the plans. No such change is mentioned.
Option (4) Planning does not guarantee success. — Incorrect. This is about plans failing even when they are made well. The passage does not talk about success or failure.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “(iii) Planning reduces creativity: Planning is an activity which is done by the top management. Usually the rest of the members just implements these plans. As a consequence, middle management and other decision makers are neither allowed to deviate from plans nor are they permitted to act on their own. Thus, much of the initiative or creativity inherent in them also gets lost or reduced. Most of the time, employees do not even attempt to formulate plans. They only carry out orders. Thus, planning in a way reduces creativity since people tend to think along the same lines as others. There is nothing new or innovative.” |