Running head: Overview of Management
Overview of Management
University of Phoenix
MBA/502
Instructor: Susan Craver
19 Feb 07
Overview of Management
From a management perspective, what are the key elements that not only help a company stay competitive in the business market, but also secure future success? In essence, the practice of sound management functions that include planning and strategizing, organizing, leading, and controlling play a very important role in this endeavor. Kudler Fine Foods, a company established in 1998 with the opening of the La Jolla store has grown to the capacity of three stores through the hard work of Kathy Kudler and her staff. In addition, through sound management practices, they have been able to continue to grow tremendous over the past decade. In this selection, I will identify the primary functions of management, describing who is responsible for each at Kudler, explain how technology and the Internet are utilized and how it affects management, and cite an example using Kudler's organization that illustrates the five forces from Porter's Model.
In identifying the primary functions of management being practiced within the Kudler organization, planning and strategizing, organizing, leading, and controlling are widely used throughout the organization. Planning and strategizing encompasses setting future objectives, thus mapping out the necessary activities in achieving these goals (Gomez & Mejia, 2002). Within the Kudler organization, Kathy Kudler the founder and president of the company is the sole individual responsible for this aspect of management with input from some of her managemen ...