The Four Functions of Management within
Ginseg Regional Healthcare Systems
Henry Fayol, a 20th century mine owner, first coined term, “Four Functions of Management” to define a functional organization design, focused on essential skill sets. (“Four Functions of Management”, 1999) Since then, processes, projects, teams, systems, and different specialisms, like Marketing and Human Resources have manipulated, added to, and overlaid these concepts. However, these four basic concepts are still at the core of managerial thinking, they are Planning, Organizing, Leading, and Controlling.
Planning is concerned with the future impact of today’s decision. (Erven, n.d.) Planning, as a basic definition, is setting objectives, analyzing dependencies and scheduling activities and resources to ensure that objectives are met. It is an ongoing process of developing the business’ mission and objectives and determining how they will be accomplished. Planning includes both the......
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