management consists of many activities, including making decisions, giving orders, establishing policies, providing work and rewards, and hiring people to carry out policies. management sets objectives to be achieved by integrating its knowledge and skills with the abilities of the employees. planning and control may be the centerpiece of an organization's approach to management. alternatively, planning and control may be pushed into the background and become almost invisible to line workers unless a major problem or failure occurs. even when the planning and control functions are not in the forefront of day-to-day activities, management still must effectively perform the basic functions of planning, organizing, and control to be successful. all three functions require participation by all management levels.