Four Principles Of Management : The Four Functions Of Management

The Mission Statement is a vital component in the strategic planning of a business organization. Creating a mission is one of the first actions an organization should take. This can be a building block for an overall strategy and development of more specific functional strategies (Abrahams, 1995). By defining a mission an organization is making a statement of organizational purpose.

The first of the three most important concepts are the Four Functions of Management. Under this concept the four functions of management contain four objectives which are leading, planning, organizing and controlling. Under leading, leading deals with motivating employees, directing the activities of subordinates, and selecting the most effective forms of communicating- across all levels of an organization. Leading also entails resolving conflict. (Saterlee, p.4, 2013). Leaders and leading require skills that some people can be born with while others will have to learn throughout careers they go through. Under planning, an organization can use this concept because planning is the development of goals, which lead to the development of an overall strategy for achieving

Controlling- Controlling is a backward looking plan as it analyzes if the actual results are in accordance with the planned results. First of all, performance standards are established then actual results are measured, after this follows the comparisons of the planned and actual results and figure out deviations, if any and lastly corrective actions are being taken to avoid such deviations in the future. Dell is a consumer-friendly brand and to maintain its competitive edge in the market it provides after sales services and asks consumers for their valuable feedback to maintain the quality of their products (Rogers, et al., 2006).

Management encompasses four principle elements; to plan, organize, lead, and control the limited resources of an organization, to achieve the stated goals.

The management process contains four basic functions; planning, organizing, leading and controlling. By using these key tools, one can create an organization as a whole consisting of unified parts acting in harmony to achieve goals, both successfully and proficiently. It is vital for an organization manager to implement these functions to ensure the success of the company. The functions of management are described, according to (Bateman, Snell, 2004) as follows: Planning is specifying the goals to be achieved and deciding in advance the appropriate actions needed to achieve those goals. Planning activities include analyzing current situations, anticipating the future, determining objectives, deciding in what types of activities the company

Generally, objectives are more specific compared to mission and vision statement. After developing vision and mission statement, organization should develop specific objectives that focus in more detail on achieving that mission. Objectives are one of the basic tools that cause all planning and strategic activities in the organization.

Determining the organization’s mission and goals: A mission statement is a broad declaration of an organization’s purpose that identifies the organization’s products and customers and distinguishes the organization from its competitors.

Interestingly enough, there are different levels of overlap between my SWOT analysis, and those provided to me by others. There is not a consistent characteristic that appears in every single SWOT, but certain characteristics appear in two or three. The most common strengths that appeared in the SWOTs were leadership, charisma, and empathy. When I was answering the strengths section of the self SWOT, I thought others mentioned generosity, listening and thoughtfulness. I can see overlap in my perception of how others see me, and how they actually do see me, but I had not anticipated leadership as something that would have been visible. In high school, I was actively involved in leadership roles such as student council, worship bands, yearbook management, and the National Honor Society, but at JBU I have failed to truly involve myself in any structured leadership. The opportunities people pointed out for me, as well as the ones I see would be beneficial, would include environments and projects conducive to creativity and interaction with others. As someone who is energized by others, I believe that working in with a motivated team of individuals would be a great opportunity to develop my strengths. In most of the SWOTs, the weaknesses did not overlap. Personally, I would identify my lack of motivation and inability to focus extensively as the largest weaknesses. These weaknesses were reaffirmed by a couple of the other SWOTs.

Chapter eight in our text talks about how “culture, or shared values within the organization, may be related to increased performance” (Carpenter, M., Taylor, B., Erdogan, B. (2009). Principles of Management. Nyack, NY: Flat World Knowledge, pdf page 192) and how those cultures can make or break a company. It is these shared values from those who lead that allow their employees to know acceptable and unacceptable behavior. There is also mention of how a leader’s style can motivate and inspire employees, or it can make employment uninventive, humdrum and cause the employee to be unimpressed and bored. The text also tells us how business culture is invisible, but it is extremely powerful. It sounds to me that James Lincoln, younger brother of John Lincoln who was the founder of Lincoln Electric Company, had the right culture for their business. Right from the start James Lincoln was determined to improve his older brothers small company and help it grow.

1. Developing employee skills is a challenge in almost any environment. What type of skills needs to be mostly developed for EMAL trainees?

A) For me it would be quality & risk management, because it’s over arching and takes into account all aspects of the operation of the village. For instance it looks at clinical, financial, food services, H&S, infection control, human resources, S&M and property.

1. Developing employee skills is a challenge in almost any environment. What type of skills needs to be mostly developed for EMAL trainees?

The art of creating an environment in which employees perform as individuals and cooperate towards the achievement of group, team and or organizational goals.

Ans.: In spite of following the traditional management skills, Mr. Vincent was a good and

2. Which of the following is the function for employing suitable person for the enterprise?