Functions of Management

MANAGEMENT
Management
Meaning- Management is the art of
getting thing done by a group of people
with the effective utilization of available
resources.
Definitions
According to HENRY FAYOL- To manage
is to forecast and plan to organise,to
compound to coordinate and to
control.

Louis Allan Management is what a
manager does.
Functions of management
1. Planning

2. Organizing

3. Staffing

4. Directing

5. Coordinating

6. Controlling
Planning
Its the primary function of the
management. Nothing can be performed
without planning.


In short planning refers to deciding in
advance that which will be done in the near
future.
Organizing
Organizing is the distribution of work in
GroupWise for effective performance.


Organizing all facilities which are necessary
to create some more departments under
different managers is also a part of
organizing.

Staffing
Staffing function comprises the activities of
the selection and placement of competent
person.


In other words staffing refers to the
placement of right person to the right job.
Directing
The actual performance of works starts with the
function of directing,planning,organising and
staffing function are concerned with the
preliminary work for the achievement of
organizational objectives.


Direction includes guidence,supervision and
motivation of employees.
Co-ordinating
All the activies are divided in an organized
way.


The difficulty of co-ordination is increased
with the increasing of the size of the
organisation
Controlling
Controlling function ensures that the achieved
objectives conformed to the preplanned
objective.


A good system of control has the characteristics
of economy ,flexibility, understanding and
accuracy to the organizational needs.