This document discusses the key management functions of planning, organizing, staffing, and directing. It provides details on each function:
Planning involves deciding in advance what should be done, how, when, and by whom. The main steps in planning are collecting information, defining objectives, developing alternative courses of action, and periodic revision.
Organizing assigns activities to appropriate individuals and coordinates authority and responsibility relationships. It facilitates growth, optimizes resource use, and directs and coordinates enterprise activities.
Staffing acquires, develops, utilizes, and maintains human resources by properly selecting and placing individuals in roles.
Directing executes plans through organized action and ensures operations are carried out as planned.