CABANLIG, ARVIN LANCE H. ENGR.

JETHRO RAMOS
3-BSECE ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

7 FUNCTIONS OF MANAGEMENT:

Planning means looking ahead and chalking out future courses of action
to be followed. It is a preparatory step. It is a systematic activity which
determines when, how and who is going to perform a specific job.
Planning is a detailed program regarding future courses of action.

Organizing is the function of management which follows planning. It is a

function in which the synchronization and combination of human,
physical and financial resources takes place. All the three resources are
important to get results. Therefore, organizational function helps in
achievement of results which in fact is important for the functioning of
a concern. According to Chester Barnard, Organizing is a function by
which the concern is able to define the role positions, the jobs related
and the co-ordination between authority and responsibility. Hence, a
manager always has to organize in order to get results.

Staffing is an important managerial function- Staffing function is the

most important managerial act along with planning, organizing,
directing and controlling. The operations of these four functions depend
upon the manpower which is available through staffing function.

Controlling consists of verifying whether everything occurs in

conformities with the plans adopted, instructions issued and principles
established. Controlling ensures that there is effective and efficient
utilization of organizational resources so as to achieve the planned
goals. Controlling measures the deviation of actual performance from
the standard performance, discovers the causes of such deviations and
helps in taking corrective actions.
Communication is one of the basic functions of management in any
organization and its importance can hardly be overemphasized. It is
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3-BSECE ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT

a process of transmitting information, ideas, thoughts, opinions and

plans between various parts of an organization. It is not possible to have
human relations without communication. However, good and effective
communication is required not only for good human relations but also
for good and successful business.

Motivation in management describes ways in which managers promote

productivity in their employees. It describes the level of desire
employees feel to perform, regardless of the level of happiness.
Employees who are adequately motivated to perform will be more
productive, more engaged and feel more invested in their work. When
employees feel these things, it helps them, and thereby their managers,
be more successful. It is a manager's job to motivate employees to do
their jobs well. So how do managers do this? The answer is motivation
in management, the process through which managers encourage
employees to be productive and effective.

Leading is another of the basic function within the management

process "Leading is the use of influence to motivate employees to
achieve organizational goals" (Richard Daf). Managers must be able to
make employees want to participate in achieving an organization's
goals. Three components make up the leading function:

Motivating employees

Influencing employees

Forming effective groups.

The leading process helps the organization move toward goal

attainment.
CABANLIG, ARVIN LANCE H. ENGR. JETHRO RAMOS
3-BSECE ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT