Question

In what order do managers typically perform the managerial functions?

• A. organizing, planning, controlling, leading
• B. organizing, leading, planning, controlling
• C. planning, organizing, leading, controlling
• D. planning, organizing, controlling, leading

Answer 1

The correct option is C planning, organizing, leading, controlling

The four common functions of management include planning, organizing, leading and controlling.

1. Planning is typically where the direction of the organization is established through a variety of activities including the development of goals.
2. The organizing function of management is comprised of numerous activities directly or indirectly related to the allocation of resources in ways that support the achievement of goals and plans that were developed in the planning function. Included within the organizing framework are numerous human resource management (HRM) related activities such as job design and the assignment of job duties.
   
3. Leadership is a multi-dimensional process that includes motivation and influence of employees. As a part of this process of motivation and influence, exceptional leaders are typically skilled communicators. In the context of leadership, trust plays a valuable role in the job attitudes displayed by employees in the work environment.
   
4. The fourth function of management, control, includes managerial efforts directed toward monitoring both organizational and employee performance and progress toward goals. Organizations and managers utilize a variety of strategies or methods related to control. These methodologies range from overt, highly restrictive, and assertive forms of control to more implicit, decentralized, indirect forms of control. The methodology may include the use of various management information systems, but has been manifested, in the past, by managers directing employees, telling them how to do their jobs, and by close monitoring of the employees’ performance.