CLARIFY OBJECTIVES. GUIDE PLANNING. HELP SUBORDINATESIN MAKING OPERATING DECISIONS. FACILITATES OVERALL COORDINATION. FACILITATES CONTROL. ACTS AS A DIRECTION FOR EXECUTIVE DECISION MAKING. BUILD UP EMPLOYEE LOYALTY AND ENTHUSIASM. SEEK TO ENSURE CONSISTENCY AND UNIFORMITY IN DECISIONS. EFFECTS OF INADEQUATE POLICIES • THE ORGANISATIONS WHICH DONOT HAVE AN EFFECTIVE BUSINESS POLICIES CAUSE- UNPROFITABLE OPERATION. FAILURE OF BUSINESS. INSUFFICIENT CAPITAL. POOR LOCATION.