Activity No.

9 Objectives / Goals

Student Name _________________________________ ID ______________

D.1 Work with a partners. Match sentences with the correct answers. Choose
from the types of goals in the box. Later share your answers with the class.

Types of objectives / Goals

Financial Goal Strategy Goal

They are related to the financial They are related to all other areas
performance of the organization of an organization’s performance

Balance Sheet
Statement of earnings
Statement of cash flow

Financial Goal Strategy Goal

1. Paying off the organization’s debt _____X______ __________

2. Launching a new product ___________ _____X_____

3. Invest in a new production plant in Panamá _____X_____ __________

4. Increase retention and client relationship __________ _____X_____

5. Increase cash and equivalents ____X_____ __________

6. Reduce the inventories ____X_____ __________

 Financial Goal Strategy Goal

7. Increase competencies with

cross-functional teams __________ _____X_____

8. Pay short-term borrowings ____X_____ _________

9. Building high-performing teams __________ _____X____

10. Invest in equipment ____X_____ _________

11. Buying properties _____X____ _________

12. Develop training programs for

all employee’s position levels _________ ____X_____

13. Pay long-term borrowings ------X--------- --------------

14. Increase the percentage of retained earnings _____X_____ ________

15. Retaining the best employees ___________ ____X____

16. Reduce cost of goods sold _____X_____ ________

17. Reduce watts’ energy at the whole company __________ ____X_____

18. Reduce cost of services sold _____X______ _________

19. Pay interest and financial charges _____X______ _________

20. Increase market share __________ ___X______

Financial Goal Strategy Goal

21. Keep in the same percentage provision
for losses on financial receivables ____X_______ ___________

22. Increase provision for income taxes _____X______ ___________

23. Invest in innovation _____X_____ ___________

24. Balancing the budget with

production department and
purchase department ____X_____ __________

25. Increase sales of goods ____X____ __________

26. Increase sales of services ____X____ __________

Activities elaborated by Eloísa Treviño, PhD.

Universidad de Monterrey
Total or partial re-production of the activity is not allowed
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