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Functions of Management. Functions of Management. Planning Organizing Directing Controlling. Planning. defining goals and objectives deciding what type of activities the company will engage in determining the resources needed to achieve the organization’s goals & objectives. Organizing.
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Functions of Management • Planning • Organizing • Directing • Controlling
Planning • defining goals and objectives • deciding what type of activities the company will engage in • determining the resources needed to achieve the organization’s goals & objectives.
Organizing • Leading, motivating, and communication with employees, individually & in groups. • Conflict resolution.
Directing • Attracting people to the organization. • Specifying job responsibilities • Grouping jobs into work units • Marshalling and allocation of resources • Creating good working conditions
Controlling • Monitoring performance of people & units. • Provision of feedback or information about progress. • Identification of performance problems & actions to correct problems.
Disciplinary Focus • Various disciplines in “management” emerge from the functions of management: • Business Policy (formally called Strategic Planning) from the planningfunction. • 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.