Policies

• are general statements to guide subordinate thinking in the decision making process.
• policies define the area within which a subordinate may make a decision. In this respect, policies tend to predecide issues within that defined bracket.

   
Advantages of Policies as Plans:

• Ensure consistency in decision making.
• Avoid repeated analysis and therefore save time.
• Provide uniformity in actions in various units and in different periods of time.
• Enable superior managers to delegate authority without much loss of control.
• Minimize mistakes in decision making in as much as they provide guidelines.
• Train subordinates to handle responsibility.