MANAGEMENT

DEFINITION & FUNCTIONS

MANAGEMENT

process of coordinating and overseeing the work

performance of individuals working together in
organizations, so they can efficiently and
effectively accomplish their chosen aims or goals
process of designing and maintaining an
environment for efficiently accomplishing selected
aims (Weihrich and Koontz 2005)
MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS

Include the following:

1. Planning
- Involves determining the organizations goals or
performance objectives, defining strategic actions
that must be done to accomplish them, and
developing coordination and integration activities
MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS

1. Organization
- Demands assigning tasks, setting aside funds, and
bringing harmonious relations among the
individuals and work groups or teams in the
organization
MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS

2. Organization
- Demands assigning tasks, setting aside funds, and
bringing harmonious relations among the
individuals and work groups or teams in the
organization
MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS

3. Staffing
- Indicates filling in the different job positions in the
organizations structure
Influenced by:
size of the organization
Types of jobs
Number of individuals to be recruited
Internal and external pressures
MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS

4. Leading
- Entails influencing or motivating subordinates to do
their best so that they will be able to help the
organizations endeavor to attain their set goals
MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS

5. Controlling
- Involves evaluating and (if necessary) correcting the
performance of the individuals or work groups or
teams to ensure that they are all working toward
the previously set goals and plans of the
organization
FUNCTIONS VS NATURE

Management functions
wasted
without
coordination
efficiency
effectiveness
COORDINATION

harmonious, integrated action of the various parts

and processes of an organization
ensures that all individuals, groups, or teams are
harmoniously working together and moving toward
the accomplishment of the organizations VMGO
EFFICIENCY

character of being efficient or being able to yield

the maximum output from a minimum amount of
input
optimal use of scarce resources human, financial,
physical, and mechanical in order to bring about
maximum productivity
EFFECTIVENESS

being adapted to produce and effect, or being able

to do things correctly
doing things correctly when engaged in activities
that will help the organization attain its aims
TASK!

1. Interview two department chairpersons in your school

and ask if they really make use of all the five
management functions. Compare their answers and try
to explain why there are similarities or differences.
2. Select two organizations (1 private and 1 public, 1 big
and 1 small). Describe how they are structured and
explain why a study of management functions is
necessary for their managers.