Mr. Salim is a newly promoted manager of Liwa Manufacturing Company. He is responsible for the recruitment, training and developing of human resources. What management function Mr. Salim is performing? a. Organizing b. Directing c. Staffing d. Planning

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Mr. Salim is a newly promoted manager of Liwa Manufacturing Company. He is responsible for the recruitment, training and developing of human resources. What management function Mr. Salim is performing?
a.
Organizing
b.
Directing
c.
Staffing
d.
Planning
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Management function refers to the management, organization, and evaluation of resources in reorganization in a manner that can help in maintaining a smooth flow of functioning in an organization. 

Explanation

In the above-mentioned question, the management function performed by Mr. Salim is the STAFFING function.

Staffing is a management function that includes recruitment, selection, training, and development of employees. 

Mr.Salim will be responsible to train the employees regarding their job roles, developing employees in terms of improving their talent and skills as well as manage their performance in terms of comparing their actual performance with the predefined standards. 

The organization function of management includes the organization of resources in a business organization, allocation of resources optimally, and evaluating the needs and demands of resources in each department present in the firm. 

Planning is a management function that involves the forecasting and prediction of plans, policies, procedures that an organizational manager has to follow to maximize profit and gain. 

Directing refers to the process of instructing employees, guiding and mentoring their work in terms of organizational job performance.

 

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