The Organizing Function of Schlumberger MGT/330 January 30, 2012 James Malm

Organizing is the function of management which follows planning. It is a function in which the bringing together and amalgamation of human, physical, and financial resources materializes (Organizing Function of Management, 2008). All of these resources are imperative in acquiring results. Consequently, the organizational function assists in the achievement of results which in fact is vital for the functioning of an organization (Organizing Function of Management, 2008). According to Chester Barnard, “Organizing is a function by which the concern is able to define the role positions, the jobs related and the co- ordination between authority and responsibility.” It is for this reason that a manager continually has to organize in order to get results.

A manager executes the organizing function when he identifies all the activities that need to be performed. Activities like preparation, sales, record keeping, quality control, and inventory all need to be identified before they can actually take place. Once all the activities needing to be performed have been identified, the manager begins to organize them by department. When organizing by department the manager will unite people in a way that relates to the tasks they perform (Organizing Function of Management, 2008). After the activities have been identified and the departments organized, the manager conveys to the various departments how much power they have and how far it reaches (Organizing Function of Management, 2008). This is also known as classifying authority. Classifying authority is a fancy way of saying that a manager is