ORGANIZATION

it is a process of planning, organizing, leading and controlling resources to achieve specific objective

management involves four functions- planning, organizing, leading, and controlling- which are collectively called POLC. The four management functions are interdependent. They are link to each other to form a coherent set of activities with a definite purpose.

FOUR FUNCTIONS OF MANAGEMENT

Determining courses of action

is defined as the process of identifying the objectives of a task, assignment, or cause and the corresponding activities to achieve those objectives (Shermerhorn, 2011)

An illustrative sample of planning tools, called____

is a visual planning tool in a form of a summary table which usually contains the following information: (1). the objective, (2). the corresponding activities to accomplish the given objectives, (3). the persons responsible for doing the identified activities (4). the time frame to accomplish each of the activities, (5). the resources needed.

is defined as gathering the resources required to carry out the activities and allocating the effective and efficient use of those resources

is doing the right things

____ doing things right.