The Functions Of Management

Introduction

Management is a creative problem moving process. It involves four kinds of managerial features planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling manager and certain skills to perform the basic and accomplished its objectives. This unit will discuss about the skills of the manager and their various roles. Organizational behaviour is on applied behavioural skills that are build on the contributions form a numbers of behavioural disciplines. It also discuss about the Challenges for Management in a Global Environment like globalization, diverse workforce, Information and Technology.

Planning

Planning is concerned with the future impact of today's decision. It is the fundamental function of management from which the order four stems. The manager is ready to organize and staffs only after goals and plans to reach the goals are in place. Likewise, the leading function, influencing the behavior of people in the organization, depends on the goals to be achieved. Finally, in the controlling function, the determination of whether or not goals are being accomplished and standards met is based on the planning function. The planning function provides the goals and standards that drive the controlling function.

Organizing

Organizing is establishing the internal organizational structure of the business. The focus is on division, coordination, and control of tasks and the flow of information within the organization. Managers distribute responsibility and authority to job holders in this function of management.

Staffing

Staffing (including recruiting, selecting, hiring and training of employees) is among the skills that become more important as the complexity and overall level of performance of a business increases. Staffing success depends heavily on the planning and organizing functions of management. In planning, both organization goals and employees goals are considered. A business functions best when business and employee goals are compatible. Job analysis leads to job specifications and job descriptions. In developing job specifications, the necessary knowledge, skills and abilities for each position are determined. Job descriptions identify specific tasks for each position. 

Directing

Directing for leading is influencing people's behavior through motivation, communication, group dynamics, leadership and discipline. The purpose of directing is to channel the behavior of all personnel to accomplish the organization's mission and objectives while simultaneously helping them accomplish their own career objectives. The directing function gives the manager an active rather than a passive role in employee performance, conduct and accomplishments. Managers accomplish their objectives through people.

Controlling

Controlling is a four step process of establishing performance standards based on the firm's objectives, measuring and reporting actual performance, comparing the two, and taking corrective or preventive action as necessary. Performance standards established for every important task.