Question

Which of the following describes how organizations act in future-oriented societies?
1. They focus on short-term goals to the exclusion of long-term activities.
2. They form business plans for the long term.
3. They use defined long-term goals to mold short-term activities.
4. They eschew long-term goals.

Answer 1

3. They use defined long-term goals to mold short-term activities.

Explanation: In future-oriented societies organizations emphasize long-range planning and set long-term objectives that guide and shape their short-term decisions and actions. Options 1 and 4 contradict a future orientation; option 2 is true but less complete than 3.