Running head: FUNCTIONS OF MANAGEMENT
Functions of Management
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Functions of Management
The process of working with resources and people in an organization to accomplish a goal can be defined as management. "The traditional functions of management?planning, organizing, leading, and controlling?continue to be the key activities used to enable the organization to accomplish its goals and objectives. Though significant changes have occurred in all organizational structures, processes, and managerial styles, these traditional functions remain a constant. (Anderson & Pulich, 2002) To be an effective manager in any organization they must posses these skills.
Planning
Planning is the first function of management. The decisions made in this in function determine the future of the company. "The management function of systematically making decisions about the goals and activities that in individual, a group a work unit or the overall organization will pursue (Bateman & Snell, 2007). The University of Phoenix, although has been in existence for many years, this stage is never fully over. The company must always be evolving and ever changing if it wishes to stage on the forefront of the competition. The planning stage is an early development function, but also a necessity to continue to improve and revamp previous plans to ensure the longevity and future of the company.
Organizing
The second function of management is organizing. "The management functions of assembling and coordinating human, financial, physical, informational, and other resources needed to achieve goals (Bateman & Snell, 2007). In organizing you are creating job duties and grouping teams up in workgroups, defining employee role ...