CSEET · Business Laws and Management · Functions of Management
Which of the following best describes the managerial function of 'directing'?
Directing is the management function of instructing, guiding, motivating and supervising employees so that they work effectively towards organisational goals. It starts action in the plan. Setting objectives is planning, comparing performance with standards is controlling, and assigning authority to positions is organising.
- AFixing objectives and deciding in advance the course of action to achieve them
- BInstructing, guiding, motivating and supervising people so that they work towards organisational goalsCorrect
- CComparing actual performance with standards and correcting deviations
- DGrouping activities and assigning authority and responsibility to positions
Explanation
Directing is the function that sets the organisation in action by supervising, guiding, motivating and communicating with employees. Option A describes planning, option C describes controlling and option D describes organising.
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