The new chief executive
officer (CEO) of your company is a strong believer in the four functions of
management theory. In preparation for a management meeting, he has asked you to
write a report that he can use to explain the theory to his management team. In
the report, he would like to see some specific examples of firms that practiced
these four functions. For a company with which you are familiar, use each of
the four functions to do the following:
·
Assess how the overall
management team performed in terms of the four functions of management, which
are as follows:
o
Planning
o
Organizing
o
Leading
o
Controlling
·
Identify and explain the
strong points of the managers.
·
Identify and explain areas in which
improvement is needed.
If you do not have any
firsthand experiences, ask friends or colleagues for anecdotes or search the
Web for specific, real-life examples.
Specifically regarding the
controlling function of management, answer the following questions:
·
How did most employees feel
about the monitoring of activities that managers put in place to monitor
employee performance and overall company performance?
·
How well was the need for
control and monitoring explained to everyone before the controls were put in
place?
·
Did the controls have a
meaningful impact on the overall department or company performance? Cite some
specific examples.
Please refer to the following multimedia course material(s):
·
Unit 1: The Manager as Leader
·
Unit 1: Good Management
·
Unit 1: Good Leadership
·
Unit 1: Leaders and Motivational Leadership
·
Unit 1: Organizational Decision Making
·
Unit 1: Leadership
·
Unit 1: Leading vs. Managing
