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Four Functions of Management
Management functions as a whole in the organization that I work are carried out between
the different levels of the organizations. Each level builds and depends on both the level
below them and on top of them. A collaboration is formed to accomplish the companies
goals. Although the functions are broken down in levels within the corporation, they are
broken down again with in the levels of management. All four functions are needed to
successfully carry out the goals of the organization.
Planning is deciding the actions needed to be taken to achieve specific goals. Plans set the
stage for action and for major achievements. (Bateman, Snell, pg. 17) Planning designates
who, what, when, where and how. In my organization the first phase of planning is usually
done by corporate officers, such as the president and vice president. They determine what
direction they want the company to proceed in, when they want to reach that point, and
develop a broad idea of how the object is to be carried out.
The last part of the planning process is a collaboration between the corporate officers and
the regional directors. As a team, they develop a strategy for who is going to do what and
which actual division will be necessary to carry out the objective.
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Organizing is defined in the text as assembling and coordination the human, financial,
physical, informational, and other resources needed to achieve goals. (Bateman, Snell, pg.
