Posdcorb: What is POSDCORB

What is POSDCORB? POSDCORB, developed by Gulick and L. Urwick, is an acronym representing the 7 functions of managers: Planning Organizing Staffing Directing Coordinating Reporting Budgeting What is the Planning Function of Managers? Working out in broad outline the things that need to be done and the methods for doing them to accomplish the purpose which is set for the enterprise. What is the Organizing Function of Manageers? The establishment of the formal structure of authority through ... POSDCORB is Planning, Organizing, Staffing, Directing, Coordinating, Reporting, and Budgeting. It’s 80 years old but can help you organize your team today. While the POSDCORB elements are certainly not the only administrative patterns, they may be representative of the core. ACM Reference Format: Chalekian, P. 2014. POSDCORB: this article describes the concept of POSDCORB, developed by Luther Gulick and Lyndall Urwick in a practical way. Next to what this acronym strand for, this article also highlights this theory with coordination, the POSDCORB theory and the organisational structure and how to use it in management. Enjoy reading! What is POSDCORB? It was the American political scientist Luther Gulick and the British management consultant Lyndall Urwick who elaborated Henri Fayol ‘s management ideas ...