Functions of Management Eldon R Fields Jr. MGT330 Management: Theory, Practice, and Application Mr. Joel Tennis September 15, 2004 Functions of Management Management today has many balls to juggle. They are responsible for planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Each of these responsibilities is essential in becoming an effective manager. Let us look at each of them. Planning. Our text defines planning as "The management function of systematically making decisions about the goals and activities that an individual, …showed first 75 words of 767 total…

…showed last 75 words of 767 total…produced. You want to have a low PPM. Zero is the ideal number, but is very difficult to obtain. The companies we supply to grade each plant on its PPM's. It awards bids based on PPM's. Each of these functions is great ideas on their own. However, pull all four functions together and put them in action effectively, you can have a great management team. The sum of team is greater than the individual pieces.