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PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
Sequential function
includes planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and
controlling.
Occur in sequences, i.e. planning is follows by organizing, then
staffing, directing, and controlling.
The output or result of an activity is measured and necessary
corrective action will be proposed, back to the function of
planning (appears in cycle).
Function of Management (cont…)
Continuous functions
Include problem analysis, decision-making, and
communicating.
Occur throughout the management process rather than any
particular sequence. E.g. many problems were analyzed and
various decisions were made throughout the process of
planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling.
A manager must have effective communication skill to transmit
the decisions and information well.
Sequential Function
Planning
Organization
Staffing
Directing
Controlling
Sequential Function (cont.)
Planning
Forecasting is to anticipate/conjecture/guess/expect/predict in
advance about how something will develop.
Sequential Function (cont.)
Organization