• Planning :It is the process of setting and selecting the best courses of action from among the alternatives.
• Staffing :This deals with recruiting qualified personnel to manage the organization.
• Organizing :The management tries to organize the organization resources so that the stated objectives can be accomplished.
• Directing :The management must provide a good direction for the subordinates by giving them supervisors who are to supervisors and guide them on how to perform their assigned work.
• Co-ordinating :These resources (material,men, money,and machines) have to be Co-ordinating.
• Controlling :This will be used to measure the level of achievement if there is any deviation,necessary steps should be taken to correct the decision.

A Manager is referred to as a person who make sure that in an organization the workers perform their task as requested. In all organizations, managers work with and through the subordinates.

It is the management process responsible for identifying,anticipating and satisfying consumer requirements at a profit. Marketing activities start from the study of consumers needs to determine what to produce, where to produce, when to produce and the channel to use to pass the finished products to the final consumers.

• Managers get things done through others.
• They are always under great pressure of work.
• They jump from one activity to the other,responding to the needs of the moment.
• They spend about two-third of their time with people talking,listening and attending meetings.
• They are always trying to meet new deadlines and new quotas.

Delegation can be defined as the transfer of responsibility to others,for the performance of a specific task or for making decisions.In other words,it is the process by which a manager gives a subordinate the authority to be effective,person to whom it is delegated is given full authority to perform the responsibility.Subordinates are not expected to transfer such responbility to one else since it does not belong to them.

For delegation to work successfully it must operate within the following limits :

• The nature of the work can be a limiting factor:For instance,if the nature of work is confidential,this kind of work can not be delegated.If the supervisor has not been given the permission to delegate to his subordinates, this can be a barrier.
• Ability of the person delegating:The ability of a superior or manager to delegate can also be a limiting factor.If a manager is not having the ability, this will affect the delegation.
• Ability of the subordinate:These abilities are determined by physical and or mental capacity to do the work,time available and the degree of training undertaken.
• Opportunity for inspection:Managers who delegate to subordinates must protect themselves by inspection.This is done to ensure that the work delegated is done in accordance with

instructions.

• Proper information:For a delegation to be effective,there is a need for proper and adequate information to the subordinates.
• Size and form of organization:The size and type of business organization can also be a limiting factor on the extent to which delegation can be applied.