Which description identifies the organizing function of the management process?
A) Guiding and motivating employees to meet organizational objectives
B) Determining how best to arrange an organization's resources into a coherent structure
C) Scanning the business environment for threats and opportunities
D) Monitoring an organization's performance to ensure that it is meeting its goals
E) Determining what an organization needs to do and how best to get it done

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The organizing function of management involves determining how best to arrange an organization's resources into a coherent structure, including tasks, people, and materials.

Other options are incorrect:
A) Guiding and motivating employees to meet organizational objectives is the leading function of management.
C) Scanning the business environment for threats and opportunities is the function of the business environment analysis.
D) Monitoring an organization's performance to ensure that it is meeting its goals is the controlling function of management.
E) Determining what an organization needs to do and how best to get it done is the planning function of management.

Which Description Identifies the Organizing Function of the Management Process