Four Functions of Management

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Four Functions of Management Steps are always taken for any decision that is made in life. These steps are a process that needs to be taken no matter what decision or task is to be made. Then it should not be a coincidence that this same criteria is followed in management and its practices. Usually the term management is associated with the actions that the staff within an organization takes in relation with the four general functions of management. The four functions: planning, organizing, leading and control; happen consistently in any organization and are closely incorporated. Even in my organization these four functions are evident and work hand-in-hand with each other. Planning is the selection of priorities and results (goals, objectives) and how these results will be achieved (McNamara, 2008). Planning is the basis area of management and from which all the other areas of management are constructed. Planning takes a great deal of assessing and administration to be correctly used. Planning takes into account the present state of the organization and the future outcomes of the organization. From these results is where a course of action is attained in order to reach the organizations goals and objectives. Planning is a never ending action, because of the constant external factors that are affecting the companies plan, therefore, the course of action needs to be altered in order to tend to these new and different conditions. This kind of adjustment is called strategic planning. In strategic planning management analyzes inside and outside factors that may affect the company and so alters its objectives and goals (Buzzle.com, 2009). That is where and organization has statistics on its own assets and difficulties. In order for management to do this proficiently, it has to be very sensible and sufficient. In my organization for example, my organization has to

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