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The Four Functions of Management is a key component in todays rapidly changing
business world. Its a challenge that requires managers to focus on being able to run an
organization at its highest level. With proper skills and knowledge, managers must follow
the four functions of management to create and maintain an effective and efficient
organization. Planning, organizing, leading, and controlling are the four functions of
management which can make a manager a good one or a bad one for the organization.
These functions correlate with each other and should all be used equally and daily be a
great manager. Neglecting any of the four functions can put the organization in jeopardy.
Planning is an ongoing process of developing the businesss mission, objectives, goals and
determining how they will be accomplished
(www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~mgtexcel/Function.html). Planning includes both the highest and
lowest view of the organization. Planning is concerned with the future impact of todays
decisions. It is the most important fundamental function of management from which the
other three stem. However, planning is easy to be postpone in the short-run. Postponement
of planning can cause failure to the organization. Planning is very important at all levels of
management and is a continuous process. However, its characteristics and process vary by
level of management.
Organizing is establishing the internal and external organizational structure of the
organization (www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~mgtexcel/Function.html). The organization structure
focus on the division, delegation, coordination, and control of tasks and the flowof
information within the organization (www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~mgtexcel/Function.html).
Each organization has an organization structure and/or chart where it indicates the
