Functions of Management

Functions of Management

Ebony Veney-Wheeler

American Intercontinental University

Business

105

David Tibbetts

August 15, 2010

Abstract

The fundamentals of business management is a developmental and learning process, that with proper planning, organization, direction, and staffing a manager can use these skills to lead their employees, soldiers and members towards the ultimate goal.

Works Cited

Rothbauer-Wanish, H. (2009, April 29). suite 101.com. Retrieved from Functions of management: http://businessmanagement.suite101.com/article.cfm/four_functions_of_management

Functions of Management

Planning is the unending procedure to build up the company/businesses assignment and to determine the job will get done. The process in which to plan, especially in a management position is a long, yet rewarding process which all boils down to getting to one specific goal, no matter what way you choose to go. Every plan will determine the outcome, whether good or bad.

Organizing is setting up the in-house executive arrangement of the business. The center point is on distribution, bringing together, and making sure you maintain control of the tasks you set out within the company/business. Normally in this role, you would distribute the organizational chart and delegate responsibility starting from the management trickling down.

Then comes the staffing and filling of positions that need to be filled. We would also have to make sure they are qualified and reliable enough to maintain their positions and are competent enough to do their jobs. We would have to recruit to train the personnel we hire and pay them for their services rendered. For example, in the military, the government hired and had jobs for all I have said and more. They pay you to train you so you may eventually train others.

To direct in a management/leadership position is to influence other people’s behavior to make them want to get the job done. Whether or not you try...