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Fayol identified five functions of management. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
Motivating is not one of Fayol's five functions of management. His functions are planning, organising, commanding, coordinating and controlling. Motivation was developed later by human relations and motivation theorists, so it does not appear in Fayol's classic list.
- ACommanding
- BMotivatingCorrect
- CCoordinating
Explanation
Fayol's five functions are planning, organising, commanding, coordinating and controlling. Motivating is not on his list; it belongs to later human relations and content theories. Commanding and coordinating are both Fayol functions.
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