Fayol's 5 Management Roles (Functions)

      
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		            		Nitin Pathak
Manager, India
			            
Fayol's 5 Management Roles (Functions)

	          		Fayol mentioned 5 roles (also called functions, actions):

1. Prevoyance.

2. To organize.

3. To command.

4. To coordinate.

5. To control.

Apart from these 5 managerial functions or roles in my view:

6. To empower employees plays a crucial role in management excellence.
				      
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						            	A.J. Heideman
Management Consultant, Netherlands
												
				                6th Management Role

													I agree on this one. There are employees, workers, and empowered employees. There are managers and there are leaders.
				                
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						            	m.j. moroke
Professor, South Africa
												
				                Additional Role of Managers

													I totally agree. Employees are our internal customers, hence it is imperative that we develop them. They will then be empowered to handle challenges including external customers complaints. This will assist your entity to retain your customers and have a competitive edge as it is very difficult and costly to recruit new customers.
				                
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						            	FASESIN David
Manager, Nigeria
												
				                Empowerment is Human Capital Development

													Employee empowerment, employee focus, people development, etc. are basically focused on human capita... Sign up
				              
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						            	IKOABASI SAMUEL
Manager, Nigeria
												
				                Additional Management Role

													Without the employee where would the organisation be. I totally agree to this.... Sign up
				              
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						            	OJI  ABENG
Teacher, Nigeria
												
				                6 Management Roles!

													It is necessary to empower employees as they are the engine of the organization. I totally agree wit... Sign up
				              
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						            	Ntep Joseph Simeon, Cameroon
												
				                Importance of Management Roles?

													To what extent is it true to say that the roles of a manager are indispensable towards the attainmen... Sign up
				              
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