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The Vital Functions of Management

THERE ARE several vital functions of management that determine the success or failure of the executive. The “vital functions concept” comes from medicine and physical health. It is an original and helpful way for you to look at your activities in your career.

Suppose you went to a doctor for a complete physical checkup. The doctor tells you that you have a series of potential medical problems. You are overweight and have high blood pressure; you are not physically fit and are eating the wrong foods and engaging in poor health habits.

If you want to be genuinely healthy, you are going to have to make modifications and changes in each of these vital function areas. The vital functions themselves are ...

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