Target
MGT 330 Management for Organizations
Prof. Anthony DiGaetano
August 27, 2015

Target
Target Corporation is a leading big box retailer with a unique outlook and approach to reaching consumers while offering upscale product at affordable everyday process. Working for large companies can be difficult because employees become numbers and are often lost in the everyday shuffle of information, products, and customers. However, while working for Target, one will find an immense respect and a collaborative effort among co-workers. Target Corporation utilizes the five management functions: planning, leading, organizing, staffing and controlling, to benefit their company, their employees, and their customers.
Planning
“Managers use planning to choose appropriate organizational goals and identify courses of actions to best reach those goals,” (Baack, Reilly, & Minnick, 2014, Section 1.3, “The Five Management Functions,” para. 2). According to an interview conducted by Jennifer Rooney, a Forbes staff member, Jeff Jones, VP and CMO of Target Corporation believes Target’s role in retail consists of knowing what the consumer wants and needs, while delivering top quality products at an everyday price point (Rooney, 2012). Mr. Jones reiterates the goal of Target Corporation is to continually fulfill the motto, expect more, pay less and states that the corporation as a whole relies heavily on the Target Brands that are unique to only Target (Rooney, 2012). These brands allow guests to shop at Target knowing they are getting a product they cannot purchase anywhere else, they are purchasing a top quality product that delivers consistent results, and they are purchasing from a company that has the guest’s best interest in mind. Ultimately, Target Corporation’s goal is to cater to the needs of the consumers and make the shopping process easy, affordable, and enjoyable.