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 and Snell, 2004, p.11)". Planning is a central management function, which charts an organization…