1. Objective: Explain the Nature of Organizing as a Management Function

2. Achieves efficiency by avoiding wasted time, money, and effort Coordinates work efforts Provides direction for the business’s departments Improves employee understanding of job responsibilities Clarifies authority Improves employee morale

3. Staffing Budgeting Directing

4. Division of labor: how the work will be split up Delegation of authority: who is responsible for what Span of control: how many workers will managers be responsible for

5. Determine work activities that needed to done Group work activities into logical patterns Assign activities to specific people Allocate needed resources Coordinate activities of the different individuals Evaluate the results of the organizing process.

6. Company size Strategy Environmental conditions Technology

7. Confusion Frustration Loss of efficiency Limited effectiveness

8. Jan Smith President John Jones Sales Manager Gina Hill Marketing Manager