Fundamentals of Management, 8th ed

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Part 1: An Introduction to Management

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resources are to be grouped. Although some people equate this function with the crea-

tion of an organization chart, we will see in Part 3 that it is actually much more.

Leading

The third basic managerial function is leading. Some people consider leading

to be both the most important and the most challenging of all managerial activities.

Leading

is the set of processes used to get members of the organization to work together

to further the interests of the organization. We cover the leading function in detail in

Part 4.

Controlling

The final phase of the management process is

controlling

, or monitoring

the organization’s progress toward its goals. As the organization moves toward its goals,

managers must monitor progress to ensure that it is performing in such a way as to

arrive at its “destination” at the appointed time. Part 5 explores the control function.

The “Sustainability Matters” feature also illustrates how control can be applied to waste

management.