Functions of Management

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Functions of Management
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Functions of Management

• Planning
• Organizing
• Directing
• Controlling

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Planning

• defining goals and objectives
• deciding what type of activities the company will
  engage in
• determining the resources needed to achieve the
  organizations goals objectives.

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Organizing

• Leading, motivating, and communication with
  employees, individually in groups.
• Conflict resolution.

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Directing

• Attracting people to the organization.
• Specifying job responsibilities
• Grouping jobs into work units
• Marshalling and allocation of resources
• Creating good working conditions

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Controlling

• Monitoring performance of people units.
• Provision of feedback or information about
  progress.
• Identification of performance problems actions
  to correct problems.

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Disciplinary Focus

• Various disciplines in management emerge from
  the functions of management
• Business Policy (formally called Strategic
  Planning) from the planning function.
• Organizational Behavior primarily from the
  directing function.
• Human Resources Management primarily from the
  organizing function.
• Strategic Management, originated from Business
  Policy, but focuses on overall management PDOC
  and beyond.