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Educational Management

Notes 6.5 Functions of Management

The essential elements/components of Management Process are four.
(a) Planning (b) Organising
(c) Directing and (d) Controlling.
We may add some more elements in the management process. Such elements are:-
(i) Motivating (ii) Co-coordinating
(iii) Staffing and (iv) Communicating.
The elements in the management process are actually the basic functions of management these
functions constitute the management process in practice. Management process is in fact, management
in practice. This process suggests what a manager is supposed to, do or the basic functions that he
has to perform while managing the job assigned to him.
Gullic coined the word "PODSCORB" to suggest seven functions of management.
The following figures show the management process and the elements involved:

Luther Gullic gave a new formula to suggest the elements of Management Process
i.e. basic functions of management. According to him, management process may be
indicated by the word "PODSCORB". Here, 'P' states for 'planning'. "O" for
'organising', "D" for 'directing', "S" for 'Staffing', "CO" for 'Coordinating, "R" for
'Reporting' and "B" for 'Budgeting'.

Self Assessment
2. Fill in the blanks:
(i) Management is the distinct ...................... by which the managers create, direct, maintain and
operate purposive organisation.

(ii) The four essential elements of management process are ............................., organising, directing
and controlling.
(iii) The ................................ in the management process are the basic functions of management
these functions constitutes.
(iv) Process means a ..................... of activities undertaken for achieving a specific objective..

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