This essay explores the work of a modern manager and analyzes it further to understand its relevance to Fayol's managerial functions. Subsequently, the impact of the economic and technological conditions of the general environment of the organization on its work is also discussed. In addition to this, a comprehensive evaluation and comparison of various schools of thought on the topics discussed will also be presented, fully supported by evidence. A manager is defined as someone who coordinates and supervises the work of other people so that organizational goals can be achieved. accomplished (Robbins, Bergman, Stagg, & Coulter, 2012). Due to the constantly changing nature of the economy, there is no longer a clear guideline for a manager's job. Each manager performs different tasks based on their job. However, modern management practice generally revolves around Henry Fayol's paradigm of key managerial functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling, despite having experienced various trajectories over the years. This notion is supported by Carroll and Gillen (1987), who state that classical functions still represent the most useful way of conceptualizing the manager's job. A, who was the manager interviewed, is a first level manager. He currently holds the position of CEO of ABC Company, a medium-sized organization in the fastener retail industry. The ABC Company is a well-known supplier of fasteners and hardware to the automotive, construction and manufacturing industries. According to Robbins., et al. (2012), top managers are responsible for making organization-wide decisions and establishing various goals and plans that influence the entire organization. Indeed, as editor... at the center of the paper... ez-Mejia, JE McCann and RC Page. The structure of managerial behavior and rewards, industrial relations. vol. 24, no. 1, 1985,147-154.doi: 10.1111/j.1468-232X.1985.tb00986.xPeterson, O. T., & Van Fleet, D. D. (2004). The continuing legacy of R.L. Katz: An updated typology of management skills, Management Decision, 42(10), 1297 – 1308. doi: 10.1108/00251740410568980Robbins, S., Bergman, R., Stagg, I., & Coulter, M (2012). Management (6th ed.). Frenchs Forest, Australia: Pearson Australia. T. A. Mahoney, T. H. Jerdee and S. J. Carroll. (1965) The Job(s) of Management. Industrial Relations, Vol. 4, no. 2,1965, 97-110. doi: 10.1111/j.1468-232X.1965.tb00922.xTengblad, S. (2006). Is there a 'New Management Job'? A comparison with Henry Mintzberg's classic study 30 years later. Journal of Management Studies, 43(7), 1437-1461. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-6486.2006.00651.x