Fundamentals of Management
The Four Fundamental Functions of Management Erin D. Gray Management 330 Ms. DosSantos September 7, 2004 Introduction In order for a manager to be successful in his company, he or she must devote adequate attention to all four fundamental functions of management. ... Planning activities often are needed to achieve goals that are set by management. Since problems often arise while trying to accomplish these goals, management must conduct several different planning activities. ... By achieving these activities, management can create a better relationship with their customers and more importantly their own employees. While management is planning the goals of the organization they also need to recognize the major and minor achievements of the organization. ... Organization Organization is another important function of management. ... By maintaining flexible organizational skills, management can successfully overcome environmental, government, or other global changes that might occur. ... When plans do change by uncontrollable means, management should regroup and reorganize the already established criteria in order to achieve the maximum success in reaching organizational goals.