Question

Sergey Brin and Larry Page are the founders of Google. Most would agree that they have a superb product, but in order to grow, the company needed more structure. Together, they agreed to hire Eric Schmidt to join the executive team as the executive chairman. Schmidt quickly began performing the ________ function, where he created well-structured departments and hired skilled people to perform the various functions of the business.

a) planningb) organizingc) contingency planningd) controlling

Answer 1

The correct answer is b) organizing.

Step-by-step explanation:

The organization of a company (business organization) is an administrative function that includes the organization, structuring and integration of the organic units and the resources (material, financial, human and technological) of a company, as well as the establishment of its attributions and relations between these.

The organization is the second administrative function after planning and before management and control. This allows for a better allocation and more efficient use of the company's resources necessary to carry out the activities and tasks necessary in turn to develop and apply the strategies and achieve the objectives established in the planning; but it also allows a better coordination between the different organic units of the company, and a better control of the personnel's performance as well as the results.