American Cancer Society: Functions of Management
American Cancer Society
Functions of Management
Team C
Mgt. 330
December 5, 2010
Tracey Chandler, instructor
American Cancer Society: Functions of Management
The American Cancer Society is an organization that exists to research preventative, curative and recovery techniques for fighting cancer. Even though this is a nonprofit enterprise, there are still people managing the available resources. For this assignment, we will continue to evaluate the four functions of management and how these functions apply to The American Cancer Society. Over the course of this document, we will describe how the functions affected by the factors of globalization, technology, diversity, innovation and ethics.
The American Cancer Society may seem like it is unaffected by something like globalization, but it is as heavily affected as any other organization. Globalization is a phenomenon in which all of the world’s markets become interdependent and interconnected. In the planning function, this organization will have to find resources to produce the output; the input in this case is people. The brightest minds employed from all over the world to learn more about the disease, and the Society itself offers aid to other countries. In the organize step, this organization will deal with making sure the right people are in the right places, where they can do the most good. During the Leading phase, the company is affected because there may be cultural or language differences because of where the staff has come from. The effects of globalization inspected in the final phase, or the control function. In the last step, they would set standards for dealing around the world based on what had happened.
Technology affects planning, organizing, leading, and controlling by increasing the capacity to perform daily operations more efficiently. The American Cancer Society’s patients benefit from technology allowing better treatment than previously considered. Chemotherapy treatment evolved as
Functions of Management
Team C
Mgt. 330
December 5, 2010
Tracey Chandler, instructor
American Cancer Society: Functions of Management
The American Cancer Society is an organization that exists to research preventative, curative and recovery techniques for fighting cancer. Even though this is a nonprofit enterprise, there are still people managing the available resources. For this assignment, we will continue to evaluate the four functions of management and how these functions apply to The American Cancer Society. Over the course of this document, we will describe how the functions affected by the factors of globalization, technology, diversity, innovation and ethics.
The American Cancer Society may seem like it is unaffected by something like globalization, but it is as heavily affected as any other organization. Globalization is a phenomenon in which all of the world’s markets become interdependent and interconnected. In the planning function, this organization will have to find resources to produce the output; the input in this case is people. The brightest minds employed from all over the world to learn more about the disease, and the Society itself offers aid to other countries. In the organize step, this organization will deal with making sure the right people are in the right places, where they can do the most good. During the Leading phase, the company is affected because there may be cultural or language differences because of where the staff has come from. The effects of globalization inspected in the final phase, or the control function. In the last step, they would set standards for dealing around the world based on what had happened.
Technology affects planning, organizing, leading, and controlling by increasing the capacity to perform daily operations more efficiently. The American Cancer Society’s patients benefit from technology allowing better treatment than previously considered. Chemotherapy treatment evolved as
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