Principles of management/PMAN101/Management functions/Reading

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What do managers do?

Functions

Consider the following questions:

1. How do the four management functions blend together to make better management outcomes?
2. Do you think all managers engage in all four functions on a daily basis? Why or why not?

Complete the following readings:

1. Introduction of Chapter 6 from the Exploring Business book available from Saylor Academy.
2. Section 6.1 of Chapter 6 from the Exploring Business book available from Saylor Academy.
3. Section 1.2 of Chapter 1 from the Principles of Management book available from Saylor Academy to help you remember who managers are.

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Resource bank activity - optional

You are encouraged to help create a resource bank for this learning pathway:

• For each resource you would like to recommend to others, select the resource, log in to bookmarks.oeru.org and click on "Add" link.
• Complete the form adding the link, a short description and the recommended tags below for each resource. Be sure to mark your resource "Public":
  • Required tags= pman101, pman101a4-1
  • Suggested tags= Use appropriate keywords (lowercase preferred)
  • Link tag=pman101a4-1
• You are also encouraged to review a few resources submitted by your peers and vote for those you find valuable.