Question

Philip is a new manager of a 15 person manufacturing operation. His predecessor has handed him a complete annual plan (with budgets) and a roster and organization chart of all of the resources in his department. Philip has presented the company’s strategic plan to his department and met with each of them individually to establish rapport. After a month on the job, the owner approaches him and asks how he is doing compared to plan. Philip is stunned because he hasn’t attended to which of the 4 management functions?

Answer 1

Answer:

Phillip is stunned because he has not been attending to the management function of "controlling".

Explanation:

The four management functions are; planning, organizing, leading and controlling.

Controlling involves monitoring the processes and activities involved as an organization works, according to laid down plans, towards achieving set goals and objectives.

Phillip is stunned because he has not been monitoring comparing the progress made so far with the strategic plan (i.e. he has not been controlling the strategy implementation activity).