There is various function of management and this includes planning, organizing, and staffing that

discussed in the midterm. Managers thus have to plan, organize, lead, and control the various
functional areas. This function of management can help an organization in competitive
advantage as compared to other organizations.

Planning is the basic function of management that involves setting objectives and determining a
course of action for achieving those objectives and development of forecasts, objectives,
policies, programs, procedures, schedules, and budgets. Manager projects a course of action for
the future, attempting to achieve a consistent, co-ordinate structure of operations aimed at the
desired results. To meet the goals, the manager is very important because managers may develop
plans. There are types of organization goals and these are strategic, tactical, and operational
goals. Organizational goal differs in the level of the organization structure or hierarchy. Strategic
goals are set by and for the top management of the organization. Tactical goals are for middle
managers to focus on the actions necessary to achieve goals. Operational goals are for lower-
level managers to tackle shorter-term issues. Managers play an important role in the performance
and activities of firms, given their decision-making. Managers define objectives, determine
where you stand viś-á-viś objectives, develop premises regarding future conditions, analyze and
choose among action alternatives, implements the plan, and evaluate results. 

Organizing is the function of management which follows planning. Organizing is a function by

which the concern can define the role positions, the jobs related, and the co-ordination between
authority and responsibility. Hence, a manager always has to organize to get results. Managers
first identify the activities like preparation of accounts, making sales, record keeping, quality
control, inventory control, etc. All these activities have to be grouped and classified into units.
Next, the manager organizes the activities, the manager tries to combine and group similar and
related activities into units or departments. Next, the manager will classify the authority. Once
the manager distributed the employees into different units, the managers will classify the powers
and their extent to the managers. The top management is into the formulation of policies, the
middle-level management into departmental supervision, and lower-level management into the
supervision of foremen. The last thing to do of a manager is to co-ordinate between authority and
responsibility so that the relationship will be established among various groups to enable smooth
interaction toward the achievement of the organizational goal. Without managers to organize, the
plans will be a mess because the employees are not organized.                                                       
                                                                              

Staffing function is the most important managerial act along with planning and organizing.
Previously, staffing is considered to be part of organization function but because of the
population growth, it is now separated. The operations of the functions of management depend
upon the manpower which is available through staffing function. The staffing is carried out by all
managers. Managers oversee all aspects of the staffing of an office or company, which includes
the recruitment of new employees, workforce training and retention, and, occasionally, the firing
of employees. 

Managers are important in all the functions of management. That’s why managers must possess a
certain set of skills that will enable them to carry out their intended responsibilities, this is why in
some cases managers must be individuals who have the necessary technical skills,
communication skills, logical reasoning skills, and analytical skills that will often assist them to
plan, organize, lead and control the organization in the right direction. I can’t imagine that a
company doesn’t have a manager. The plans and projects will be a fail outcome and it will be
delicate for the company because no one is managing the organization.