Friday, June 25, 2010

Management Functions

Planning
Planning is a process that includes defining goals, establishing strategy and developing plan to coordinate activities.

Organizing
Organizing is determining what tasks are to be done, who is to do them, how the tasks are to be grouped, who reports to whom and where the decisions are to be made.

There are three main elements

Work scheduling – What has to be done and when.
Work allocation – Who should do and what task.
Resource allocation – what are the resources to be allocate to the employees in order to complete the given task.

Leading
Leading is a function that includes motivating employees, directing others, selecting the most effective communication channels and resolving conflicts.

Controlling
Monitoring activities to ensure they are being accomplished as planned and correcting and significant deviations.

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