PSYCHOLOGY AND EDUCATION (2020) 57(9): 3627-3641 ISSN: 00333077 3627 www.psychologyandeducation.net Management Functions of College Deans among State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) in Eastern Visayas Lanie M. Pacadaljen, Ph.D. Associate Professor, College of Education, Samar State University, Catbalogan City, Samar, Philippines Email: laniepacadaljen126@gmail.com ABSTRACT The success in management is gained through the accomplishment of mission, goals and objectives which eventually contribute to nation’s socio-economic growth and sustainable development. Management depends upon modeling an organization. Modeling allows management to perform its distinctive information-processing activities such as monitoring, evaluation, prediction and control. Moreover, the functions of management are products of the interaction between a management system and its environment. This is a consequence of the way that management systems will tend to adapt to survive and grow in whatever specific context in which they are operating just like in educational system. This study assessed the management functions of college deans along planning, organizing, leading, and controlling particularly on the extent of knowledge, importance and implementation. The researcher employed expert- validated questionnaire and triangulation method to gather vital information. Results revealed that College deans are doing well along the four management functions however the extent to which these functions are exercised still depend on how knowledgeable they are as managers, how they give importance in the exercise of their functions, and how they implement these functions to carry out the mission, goals and objectives of the college where they belong. Thus, managerial skills of deans can be improved by crafting a management program that will prepare them to a higher position in the future which focuses on performance management, managing teams, leadership process, and the like. Keywords management functions, planning, organizing, leading, controlling Article Received: XX Xxx 2021, Revised: XX Xxx 2021, Accepted: XX Xxx 2021 Introduction The success in management is gained through the accomplishment of mission, goals and objectives which eventually contribute to nation’s socio- economic growth and sustainable development. Clearly, the management functions are in some sense definitive of modern societies. Management depends upon modeling an organization. Modeling allows management to perform its distinctive information-processing activities such as monitoring, evaluation, prediction and control. The purpose to which these activities are directed defines the functions of management such as planning, organizing, controlling, budgeting, staffing, monitoring and decision-making (Baltazar, et al., 2005). The abovementioned functions of management are products of the interaction between a management system and its environment. This is a consequence of the way that management systems will tend to adapt to survive and grow in whatever specific context in which they are operating just like in educational system. Education just like any other enterprise needs to change so that it can reap fruits for the investors and educational community. To a great extent, the performance of the manager hinges on his ability to anticipate these environmental changes basically through forecasting and planning. In fact, most of the manager’s short - and long –run decisions more often are based on his readings and analysis of present and future environmental events (Baltazar, et al., 2005). Thus, managers must be trained for they are responsible for motivating their people to achieve the goals of the organization. However, they should be trained not only to maximize the knowledge of stakeholders, but also to perform their social responsibility as well (Fajardo, 2006). Problems which challenge the capability and ingenuity of the managers of the tertiary educational institutions are evident (Cabada, 2008). Political instability and macroeconomic problems that led to minor institutional problems form a backdrop within which the development of an institution and country in general must be accomplished. Managers of the educational institutions must be of the highest quality if an institution wants to become effective and efficient in the delivery of services to their target clientele (Rodriquez and Echanis, 2001).