Function_of_Managment

| | |  | Function of Management Veronica Benn MGT/330 February 11, 2010 Tammy Duty-Segura Function of Management Within the following paper, the author will define the four function of management (planning, organizing, leading, and controlling) and explain how each function relates to her own organization. Managers are the employees who are responsible for coordinating resources within an organization. Management activities are focused in four key areas: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. In small business such as the veronica the owner usually performs these activities. Planning is the developing stage of an organization that brings a necessary service to the people that a organization cater. Placing the correct people in place to execute the plan is essential. An outline of how the organization is providing for his or her customer is necessary. Thus, how the organization is going to meet goals during planning. Planning related to the author organization because a forecast of the future has to be in place to prepare for unexpected events. The second of the four basic management activities is organizing. In preparing and integrating the proper organization structure for an organization size and employees, a organization can meet the purpose and make necessary profit to continue. However, the structure may change over a time frame as the company increase, but this is the “nature if the beast” and how most of corporate America have come to expect. Beside, the best way to organize a structure for organization is to examine his or her employees and use the strength of others to increase the weaknesses of others. In this way they will see how everyone is capable of doing his or her job, and enjoy his or her job. The work of employees must be directed so that his or her task are performed correctly and on time. Influencing people to act according to organization plans and procedures are a difficult task. Effective leaders inspire workers to willingly perform their job and accept his or her share of responsibility for accomplishing the goal of the organization. Leading needs human relation and communication skills. Owners must determine to what extent the organization is accomplishing the goals it set out to reach in the planning stage. Controlling means comparing what actually happens with what was planned. For example, if Sally had planned a five percent increase in sales foe a three-month period, she would check the actual increase regularly to see whether she was moving toward her goal as planned. If at the end of the second month she had already achieved a four percent increase she could feel that her strategies were working well. If the increase were only one percent she might consider a new strategy. According to Ristau and Eggland (1997), controlling means using standards set up in the planning stage. For instance, if an organization set standards of production for employees to handle twelve customer inquiry calls per hour the controlling activity would be to count the actual number of call handled per hour for each employee. If the quality standard for each call was that the customer’s question would be answered and follow-up material sent out the controlling function would be to check each completed call and the follow-through. In conclusion the four function of management plays an important role in all organization. As employees and manager these function should apply daily. References. Bateman, T. S.; & Snell, S.A. (2007). Management Leading and collaborating in a Competitive World McGraw-Hill Retrieved February 11, 2010 from website http://ecampus.phoenix. edu Ristau, R., and Eggland, S., (1997). Introduction to Business retrieved on February 11, 2010 .