Posdcorb by Henry Fayol
Functions of Management or Management Functions
Management consists of the functions given below. It is based on Henri Fayol's thinking on the functions of management.
1. Planning: generating plans of action for immediate, short term, medium term and long term periods. 2. Organizing: organizing the resources, particularly human resources, in the best possible manner. 3. Staffing: positioning right people right jobs at right time. 4. Directing (includes leading, motivating, communicating and coordinating): Communicate and coordinate with people to lead and enthuse them to work effectively together to achieve the plans of the organization. 5. Controlling (includes review and monitoring): evaluating the progress against the plans and making corrections either in plans or in execution.
Each of these functions is explained in some detail below.
1. Planning
* Planning is decision making process. * It is making decisions on future course of actions. * Planning involves taking decisions on vision, mission, values, objectives, strategies and policies of an organization. * Planning is done for immediate, short term, medium term and long term periods. * It is a guideline for execution/implementation. * It is a measure to check the effectiveness and efficiency of an organization.
2. Organizing
* Organizing involves determination and grouping of the activities. * Designing organization structures and departmentation based on this grouping. * Defining the roles and responsibilities of the departments and of the job positions within these departments. * Defining relationships between departments and job positions. * Defining authorities for departments and job positions.
3. Staffing
* It includes manpower or human resource planning. * Staffing involves recruitment, selection, induction and positioning the people in theorganization. * Decisions on remuneration packages are part of
Management consists of the functions given below. It is based on Henri Fayol's thinking on the functions of management.
1. Planning: generating plans of action for immediate, short term, medium term and long term periods. 2. Organizing: organizing the resources, particularly human resources, in the best possible manner. 3. Staffing: positioning right people right jobs at right time. 4. Directing (includes leading, motivating, communicating and coordinating): Communicate and coordinate with people to lead and enthuse them to work effectively together to achieve the plans of the organization. 5. Controlling (includes review and monitoring): evaluating the progress against the plans and making corrections either in plans or in execution.
Each of these functions is explained in some detail below.
1. Planning
* Planning is decision making process. * It is making decisions on future course of actions. * Planning involves taking decisions on vision, mission, values, objectives, strategies and policies of an organization. * Planning is done for immediate, short term, medium term and long term periods. * It is a guideline for execution/implementation. * It is a measure to check the effectiveness and efficiency of an organization.
2. Organizing
* Organizing involves determination and grouping of the activities. * Designing organization structures and departmentation based on this grouping. * Defining the roles and responsibilities of the departments and of the job positions within these departments. * Defining relationships between departments and job positions. * Defining authorities for departments and job positions.
3. Staffing
* It includes manpower or human resource planning. * Staffing involves recruitment, selection, induction and positioning the people in theorganization. * Decisions on remuneration packages are part of