The document discusses the five key functions of effective management - planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling - and how the fast food company McDonald's implements these functions. It explains that McDonald's engages in planning, organizing, staffing, leading and controlling to achieve its objectives of satisfying customers, increasing sales, and sustaining its market position. McDonald's applies controlling to check productivity, compare actual to planned performance, identify weaknesses, and make improvements. The effective use of these management functions is what allows McDonald's to be so successful.

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Five Functions of Effective Management
MGT 330 – Management for Organizations
Elleneisha Peterson Gordon
Professor Robyn Stewart
January 28,2013

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The management practices play a crucial and decisive role in respect with allowing
the employees to work together for the accomplishment of common goals and objectives.
Emphasis need to be more upon reaching the destined position just as to receive far better growth
and progression. There stays a great necessity to perform the business practices in a likely way.
With the help of management practices, the employees can be brought to work together and also
to make best possible use of available resources. Management practices guides and directs the
organization to move on a right and proper path.

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The management practices of planning, leading, organizing, staffing and controlling are
being implemented at the workplace just as to derive far better results. All of these five
management functions are said to be worthwhile enough in realization of the set goals and
objectives. Planning as the initial process involves forming the mission, vision and objectives
and detailing the way through which they are attained. In organizing, internal structure within the
company is being set up. At this function, tasks can be segregated, coordinated and controlled.
Moreover, the tasks are being distributed by the managers to the jobholders or the employees. In
staffing, trained and proficient people are being employed that could meet the set targets
(Armstrong, 2012).
Hiring process is followed by training of the recruits. Moreover, proper payments should also be
made to the employees for their work. In leading section, the leadership guidance and counseling
is being provided to the employees so as to handle the tasks in an appropriate manner. In addition
to this, group dynamics and motivation are also used up for making employees energetic towards
performing things at their best. Lastly, controlling involves making performance standards that
are based on the firm's objectives. It is made possible by assessing and describing real
presentation and comparing the two. The comparison if made possible, would offer the actual
result. With this, it would become easy enough to arrive at a far better decision. Controlling
allows the company to get acknowledged with the aspects that are found to be lacking in some of
the other aspects.

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The company named McDonald’s runs fast-food outlets all around the globe. At the same
time, the company duly applies management functions in terms with reaching at a pre-
determined position. At the outset, planning is considered and revolves around creating business
objectives, mission and vision statement. Business objectives of the company are to cater to the
needs of the customers and also to raise the sales potential. Mission statement of the company is
to value customer’s requirements by rendering them with quality food and valuable services.
Vision statement of the company is to stand still in the market for a long period and also to strive
for sustaining its position in the customer’s mindset (Champoux, 2010).
Another management function, organizing, is applied to the manner in which the internal
structuring is being organized appropriately. It is important for the management team and the
employees to understand importance of shouldering the responsibility as well. All best possible
efforts need to be employed as to receive far better growth and progression. Organizing results in
shoring up the company to allocate tasks and duties amongst the members. It would result in
attainment of the set tasks and that too at an effective mode. The company possesses a good
number of management people and employees that are being distributed into various levels.
Moreover, the coordination is being shown so as to manage the tasks successfully.
Staffing is the next management function. It involves hiring proper personnel that could do
justice with the job. McDonalds possesses a good number of workers that are highly committed
towards satisfying the customers by meeting their needs and desires. It gives due attention
towards retaining skilled and expertise human resources. Customer’s contentment serves to be

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the sole motto for the organization and it cannot compromise with it at any cost. Proper training
is also offered to the employees so as to meet the requirements in a far better manner. With this,
it becomes quite effective and helpful from the part of the employees to execute the tasks at an
effective mode.
Customer’s needs are to be handled upon at an effective mode by offering the best
possible amenities to them. McDonalds Company offers Wi-Fi facility and hygienic environment
to the visitors. At the same time, customers are attended with full warmth and hospitality. Apart
from this emphasis in given upon collecting regular feedbacks, in order to hit the customer’s
approach accordingly. It is highly imperative to go for meeting customer’s requirements. On the
basis of feedbacks so assembled, better changes are also introduced that could turn out to be
highly approving and affirmative (Magalhães, 2004).
Staffing requirements should be fulfilled by recruiting the best possible candidates. The
aim is to go searching for better potential in candidates who would ensure that things are running
and going on as well. Training sessions are regularly organized by the organization to make it
easy for the employees to offer better performances. Hired employees should show great
dedication and devotion towards the task assigned to them. McDonald’s image and status should
be well-maintained as far as business practices are likely to be carried out. The employees should
also be provided with better compensation. It would ensure that situations are under control and
highly favorable. It is a must to see to it that payment modes should be effectual enough in order
to receive great outcomes. It is highly important to mark better growth potential. Employee’s

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needs and requirements should not be avoided as it can directly influence the company’s growth
capacity. All this demands for having proper check upon perks or salaries so offered to the
employees.
Leading is also recognized to be an important management function. It basically covers up
leading and directing employees to attain the set objectives. The company possesses good
number of leaders that guides the workforce to move in a right direction. Leadership serves to be
an important concept that turns out to be helpful enough in carrying upon the tasks at an effective
mode. Motivational sessions and group dynamic awareness are also taken into account.
Motivation serves to be effectual enough from the perspective of managing things appropriately.
Group dynamics would lead to feel importance of working in a group and also to carry on
activities with team spirit (Morgan, 2009).
All of these together would help a lot in forming up the career objectives. Career growth can also
be experienced and it results in allowing the employees to feel associated with the job. Leading
should be performed in a well-versed manner just as to empower the company to mark
excellence and positive growth. It is a must to go for receiving better growth just as to check it
upon that things are moving on a proper track. This would also turn out to be great going in
respect with seeing to it that situations turn out to be helpful and approving also.

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At last, the controlling is used in terms with checking the productivity of the whole
process. It checks it upon that the management functions is applied in a good way or not.
McDonalds also gives due importance to controlling. Actually, it turns out to be helpful enough
in devising up the performance standards. This would help a lot in comparing the actual as well
as budgeted performance. At this point, the flaws or the weakness figured out in the processes or
business practices can be determined. In addition, it checks it upon that goals and objectives are
realized at its best.
Controlling assists a lot in gaining knowledge about weaknesses that are present in the
company’s functioning. It can be in terms with marketing, advertising, finance or sales part. It is
a must from the part of the organization to consider important aspects that could turn out to be
great-going and highly effectual. In controlling, corrective actions can also be adopted that could
result in improving up the affected part. All what is demanded is to go for understanding
importance of removing the weaknesses so as to help McDonalds to receive unprecedented
growth and development.
Management functions so detailed above are said to be helpful enough in empowering the
company to attain the set position. It demands for checking it upon that growth and development
is being made out at an effective mode. All of these management functions are likely to be
considered upon just as to experience better and good results. With this, it is for sure that the
goals and objectives can also be attained at an effective mode (Patriotta, 2004).

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After discussing the management functions, it can be said that the management practices
can be carried out in a successful manner. At the same time, it helps the organization to achieve
good growth and excellence. It results in helping the organization to move on a right and proper
path. In addition, things can also turn out to be helpful and assisting for the company also. It
offers great aid in attaining a better position. It greatly demands for seeing to it that situations are
under control and hopeful as well.
Controlling is used in terms with checking the productivity of the whole process. It checks
whether the management functions are applied in an appropriate manner or not. McDonalds also
gives due importance to controlling. It is helpful in devising up performance standards. This
helps in comparing the actual as well as budgeted performance. At this point, the flaws or the
weakness figured out in the processes or business practices can be determined. In addition, it
checks upon that goals and objectives are realized at its best. Controlling assists a lot in gaining
knowledge about weaknesses that are present in the company’s functioning. It can be in terms
with marketing, advertising, finance or sales part. It is a must from the part of the organization to
consider important aspects that could turn out to be great-going and highly effective. In
controlling, corrective actions can also be adopted that could result in improving up the affected
part. All what is demanded is to go for understanding importance of removing the weaknesses so
as to help McDonalds to receive unprecedented growth and development.
Management functions stated in adequate details above clearly point out how helpful they can be
in empowering the company to attain the set position. It demands for checking upon whether

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growth and development is being made out at an effective mode. All of these management
functions are likely to be considered upon, just as to experience improved results. With this, it is
certain that the goals and objectives can also be attained at an effective mode (Patriotta, 2004).
After discussing the management functions, it can be said that the management practices can be
carried out in a successful manner. At the same time, it helps the organization to achieve good
growth and excellence. It results in helping the organization to move on a right and proper path.
In addition, it offers great aid in attaining a better position and greatly demands for seeing to it
that situations are under control and hopeful as well.
It can be concluded that McDonalds makes far better employment of management functions. Due
to this only, the company is placed at a great position. McDonalds is known to be successful in
the field at which operates. In addition, it possesses strong brand recognition as well. Most
importantly, the company understands importance of the management functions. All the best
possible efforts are made out possible just as to grow and flourish unremittingly. Management
functions so used up by the organization greatly supports in managing things accordingly and
effectively.

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