Author Question: Management is comprised of four principal functions or duties. Name and briefly define them. What ... (Read 119 times)

tth · **on:** Jul 7, 2018

Management is comprised of four principal functions or duties. Name and briefly define them.

What will be an ideal response?

Question 2

Absenteeism is best defined as the action an employee performs when they behave in which of the following ways?

A) Arriving after their assigned time to begin working
B) Missing a scheduled workday
C) Taking a longer than allowed lunch break
D) Quitting their jobs

macagnavarro · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 7, 2018

Answer to Question 1

Management is comprised of four principal functions: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Planning is deciding how best to allocate and use resources to achieve organizational goals. Organizing is establishing a structure of relationships that dictates how members of an organization work together to achieve organizational goals. Leading is encouraging and coordinating individuals and groups so that all organizational members are working to achieve organizational goals. Controlling is monitoring and evaluating individual, group, and organizational performance to see whether organizational goals are being achieved.

Answer to Question 2

B