The Four Functions of Management

Functions of Management Management is defined as "the process of working with people and resources to accomplish organizational goals (Bateman and Snell, 2004, p.11)". The four functions of management are to plan, organize, lead, and control. Without a manager to plan, organize, lead and control an organization, what would be the effect on that organization? Planning is "specifying the goals to be achieved and deciding in advance the appropriate actions needed to achieve those goals (Bateman …

…controlling make it evident that managers serves as the most vital role in business and life. Without managers, goals would not be set and plans would not be made. And lastly in the past decade or so, there has been a revolution in management practice: the introduction of computers, the internet, and the reality that business have no set boundaries. However, one thing remains the same, the management process and the four functions of management.