Which of the following statement/statements are not related with elements of Directing?

A. Every manager in the organization supervise his/her subordinates

B. It stimulates people to take up work voluntarily

C. The process of influencing the behavior of people by making them strive voluntarily towards achievements of organizational goals

D. Effective communication with subordinates

E. Coordinating different functions of management

Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

E Only

The correct answer is option 1- E Only.

A. Every manager in the organization supervise his/her subordinates- This is related with supervision element of directing. Supervision being an element of directing, every manager in the organisation supervises his/her subordinates. In this sense, supervision can be understood as the process of guiding the efforts of employees and other resources to accomplish the desired objectives. It means overseeing what is being done by subordinates and giving instructions to ensure optimum utilisation of resources and achievement of work targets.

B. It stimulates people to take up work voluntarily- This is related with the motivation element of directing. A manager may come across highly committed and hardworking staff or lazy, evasive and superficial workers. He or she may wonder what to do with workers not willing to work to their potential. Psychologists say it is motivation, which stimulates people to take up work voluntarily. Motivation means incitement or inducement to act or move. In the context of an organisation, it means the process of making subordinates to act in a desired manner to achieve certain organisational goals.

C. The process of influencing the behavior of people by making them strive voluntarily towards achievements of organizational goals- This is related with the leadership element of directing. Leadership is the process of influencing the behaviour of people by making them strive voluntarily towards achievement of organisational goals. Leadership indicates the ability of an individual to maintain good interpersonal relations with followers and motivate them to contribute for achieving organisational objectives.

D. Effective communication with subordinates- This is related with communication element of directing. Communication plays key role in the success of a manager. How much professional knowledge and intelligence a manager possesses becomes immaterial if he is not able to communicate effectively with his subordinates and create understanding in them. Directing abilities of a manager mainly depend upon his communication skills. That is why organisation always emphasise on improving communication skills of managers as well as employees.

E. Coordinating different functions of management- This is not related to the directing function of management.