BUSMGMT - 5 Management Functions

The process of completing tasks effectively and efficiently through the effort of others; coordinating resources in order to accomplish an organization’s goals; carried out by a supervisor, manager or a management team

Conduct the management process; set goals for the business; guide the activities of the business; keep the business moving toward its goals; make things happen, but do not usually perform actual jobs in departments or businesses; responsible for seeing the work gets done

What is the primary activity a supervisor or manager performs, composed of the basic management functions and key to completing a task effectively and efficiently?

Means doing the task right; the ability to do something well or achieve a desired result without wasted energy or effort; refers to the relationship between inputs and outputs

Means doing the right task; translates into obtaining business goals; is not always efficient

Maintains total control over the entire operation; works in situations where employees are untrained, inexperienced or involved in a crisis

Keeps the operation running smoothly rather than accomplishing other goals; appropriate in middle management in large corporations

Open to new ideas and seeks out employee suggestions; most effective in situations where the manager is dealing directly with employees who are producing the work

Occurs when a manager closely controls the work of their employees; involves the manager or supervisor controlling every step of a process with little employee freedom

The pieces which compose the management process; the key steps which must be completed in order to achieve an organization’s goals; the major responsibilities or tasks of a supervisor