Q. What are the four basic organizational plans? Prepare brief outlines for each of these plans.

Q. What are the four basic organizational plans? Prepare brief
outlines for each of these plans.
Ans: BASIC ORGANIZATIONAL PLANS:
There are four basic organizational plans:
(i) Direct request,
(ii) Good news
(iii)Bad news and
(iv) Persuasive request.
The first two use the direct approach and the last two, the indirect approach.
Direct (Deductive Approach:
The direct approach is used for direct request and good news plans, because the message is
easily understandable and considered favourable or neutral. Under this approach the message
begins with the main idea or good news and necessary explanatory details follows in one or
several paragraphs. The message ends with an appropriate friendly paragraph. Thus a direct
approach has three parts shown in the following out lines for Good News and Direct – Request
plans.

Indirect (Inductive) Approach:
The indirect approach is used for persuasive requests and bad news plans, because the receiver
is expected to resist and react unfavourably. Under this approach the message does not begin
with the main idea or bad news. Instead it begins with some relevant pleasant or neutral
statements followed by adequate explanations, before introducing the unpleasant idea. Here
also the message ends with appropriate friendly or sympathetic words. Thus an indirect
approach has four parts shown in the following outlines for Bad-news and Persuasive-Request
plans.