CMA Foundation · Fundamentals of Business Economics and Management · Introduction to Management
Meera, a manager at an Indian IT firm, groups project activities into teams, defines who reports to whom and allocates computers and budget to each team. Which function of management is mainly involved?
This is the organizing function. Organizing means grouping activities, establishing authority and reporting relationships and allocating resources to carry out the plan. Planning decides objectives, directing guides and motivates people, and controlling checks results, so none of those fits Meera's actions as well.
- ADirecting
- BPlanning
- COrganizingCorrect
- DControlling
Explanation
Grouping activities, defining reporting relationships and allocating resources are the essence of organizing. Planning would only decide what to achieve, and directing would involve guiding and motivating people at work.
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