Planning, organizing, leading and controlling are four types of manager work. Which option lists these four correctly?

• A. Planning, Organizing, Leading, Controlling
• B. Planning, Directing, Coordinating, Controlling
• C. Organizing, Staffing, Budgeting, Evaluating
• D. Forecasting, Analyzing, Implementing, Controlling

Answer: (A)

The four basic activities managers perform are planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Planning is about setting goals and outlining the actions needed to reach them; organizing is arranging resources and tasks to carry out the plan; leading involves guiding and motivating people to work toward the goals; and controlling means monitoring progress, comparing outcomes with standards, and making adjustments. The option that lists these four exactly matches the established set of management functions. Other options replace one or more terms with alternatives (for example using Directing instead of Leading or Coordinating instead of Organizing, and some options substitute or add activities like Staffing or Budgeting), which deviates from this standard quartet.