The Future of Management

The Future of Management
The four functions of management, planning, organizing, leading and controlling, have for years been the cornerstone of how organizations operate. Global and technology changes to name a few have changed the way organizations manage. In the future, rapid changes in technology and the expansion of the global community will continue to have a profound impact on how organizations are managed. In this paper I will discuss the four functions of management and how they will need to be adapted to the future.
In his book Management: Theory, Application and Practice, Gary Dessler defines planning as “setting goals and deciding on courses of action” (Dessler, 2001, p.7). In setting these goals, managers of the future will have many things to consider. One thing they will have to consider is the fast pace at which technology is changing. In order to be competitive, organizations will have to know how to take advantage of and optimize technology in their b...