Functions of Management
Andrew Noel
University of Phoenix
Functions of Management
What is "management"? According to McNamara (2006), in the traditional sense, it often refers to either a group of individuals or a set of activities that have to do with the four functions of management (planning, organizing, leading and controlling)(ΒΆ1). In most organizations, this term reoccurs throughout its organizational structure with each different level of management performing the same four key functions.
Planning
Of the four key elements of management, the most important is planning. It has to do with being able to see how the decisions of today can potentially impact the decisions of tomorrow. As well as setting the goals for the business to achieve. Planning is deemed as the key building block of which the other three elements stack upon.
Within Bank of America (B of A), our plans are set by the chief executives. Often these plans are very high level and are passed done......
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