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Functional Areas of Business

Jonah Mock
MGT/521
27July2015
Mr. James Reding

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Functional Areas of Business
Apposite management fulfills essential capacities throughout industry, and essentially,
serves as the chassis that buttresses development activities therein. Prosperous businesses can
most-often attribute their successes to exceptional leadership, and innovations to their potent
management structure. Whether in the infancy of a new business, or mounting reform within an
established corporate structure, it is the individuals in these roles who promote moral and
spearheads strategic concepts in effort to achieve the vision of their organization.
Dependent on the industry and structure, managers within a company perform a variety
of differing roles. One vital role puts them to the fore of any business planning or changes within
an establishment. This is a function that involves development of ideas and strategies, setting
associated objectives, implementing necessary processes, and then tracking its progress. Skills
with such provisions are an integral function of management, as the outcome will typically
substantiate whether a good or bad plan was had. Be that as it may, managers are usually aware
of all the strengths or weaknesses, and past successes of various plans that had been put in place
(Emeraldinsight, 2015). As such, they define the plan from a point of experience, wherefore;
odds of having an infallible plan at hand increase exponentially. Nevertheless, management must
first communicate any such plans appropriately, and maintain those channels to ensure proper
implementation.
Managements role in organizing various business functions, ranging from human
resources to accounting to research and development, plays a crucial role within an
organizations structure, and ultimately its success. No matter the division, management heeds
the responsibility of maintaining each function at a productive and efficient level. These

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managers possess an acute understanding of the plans in place for their companies; whereto
direction of day-to-day operations of the business should be seamless.
Still and all, even the mightiest ships can sink. Large corporations, like, Enron, have
suffered because of incompetence within company leadership. Therefore, the argument can be
made that company leadership is one of the most important parts of any business; this begins and
ends with the manager of the organization. In this leadership position the manager is not only the
figurehead for the organization, but is also a beacon for strength for his or her employees. This is
accomplished through certain pillars of governance and a strong core of values consistently
upheld by management. Dumitrascu (2014) emphasized the leadership role in a functional
organization:
The vision becomes reality only when the organization begins to function naturally,
organically, in the spirit assumed by the vision. In other words, the value system of
mangers in leadership roles needs to be moral, consistent, and aligned with the core
principles of the company. When this is achieved subliminal mental programming is
synchronized within the heads of the companys employees. This collective mental gives
the organization a unique identity, materialized in a body of solid values, deeply rooted in
the organizational experiences and which, at their turn, impregnate the members work
behaviors. (p. 57)
It is to say, then, that a quintessential aspect of good management is creating mainstays on which
the company can grow and prosper. With the companys vision in mind, managers need to create
goals that align with that vision, and in turn, those goals will help direct employees to the
priorities of their role toward accomplishment of the set goals. A manager helps maintain this
foundation of aligned values and moral by adequately recognizing achievement therein. Whether

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by way of reward programs, or bonuses, or even just a deserving pat on the back, incentives of
any kind are valuable tools that managers should perpetuatesincerelythroughout their
organization. Dumitrascu (2014) affirms, Positively rewarding top employees in these ways are
tremendous motivators, and can generate exponential growth of the company without losing
sight of the main goal (p. 57).
Conceivable roles in management are arguably endless, dictated primarily by industry,
organizational structure, etc., along with additional variables inherent of character. Be that as it
may, to manage is to maintain controlby very definitionand as such, controlling serves as
managements fundamental function: system which controls organization. Nonetheless, from the
sustainment of this control emerges layer upon layer of subsequent controls, or, functions,
wherefrom forms the underpinnings of any business, heeding the vision, and cultivating
progress.

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References
Dumitrascu, V. (2014). LEADERSHIP FUNCTIONS IN MODERN BUSINESS
ORGANIZATIONS. Knowledge Horizons.Economics, 6(1), 57-59. Retrieved from
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Emeraldinsight. (2015). Increasing employee engagement. Strategic Direction, 3 (2), 34-36.
doi:10.1108/SD-12-2014-0172