Mcdonald's Case Study: Organizing function of Management

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Organizing Function of Management

Management refers to a practical and coherent way of solving problems in the form of a business or human activity utilizing the skills labour and capacity of a group of people chosen for the purpose of achieving certain results. Formal organizations are organized according to a particular hierarchy and work flow; specialization is key. In a modern office or factory, there is a machine-like ordered sense of efficiency attributed to the use of the science of management, a set of philosophies, theories and rules that have come to define the global economy. Whatever the nature of the organization - formal or informal, whatever the purpose and the goal (i.e. government institution, private company, NGO), management principles allow for desired results to be achieved, for the employment of the right individuals, for an efficient use of resources, for growth and development. Management is not only practiced by the leaders of each organization; the principles are taught to all from the least of the employees and mastered by the highest ranked and most senior as it is not only about managing people but also about managing the challenges of a career/job from social to technical.

There are all in all 4 functions in management. The first function is planning, a real-time ongoing strategic decision making according to the trends & organizational challenges. The workflow and identification of roles is key as well. This is the second function referred to as Structural Organizing. The internal workings of an organization must be laid out with a particular focus on division, control of tasks and coordination as well as the flow of information. Power is distributed through here, and so is responsibility. In line with Structural organizing is the third function --- staffing. Usually done by the Human Resources department in formal organizations, Staffing is all about recruiting, hiring, training, evaluating, compensating and keeping the right people to fill in the roles identified by the ...