ABSTRACT

This is a third edition of the Management Task, a diploma level book in the Chartered Management of Institute series.

This book addresses the task of management in terms of the different processes involved , for example, planning, decision-making, organizing, communication, and the more specific management functions such as personnel, marketing and the environment of management and business. It covers the knowledge and understanding required as part of any competency-based management programme.

This new edition has nearly doubled in length to cover the new areas of the CMI diploma syllabus and now includes two new sections on marketing and new management thinking.

part |24 pages

Introduction

chapter |22 pages

Introduction

part |144 pages

The Management Processes

chapter |20 pages

Planning

chapter |14 pages

Decision-Making

chapter |26 pages

Organizing

chapter |8 pages

Strategy

chapter |19 pages

Leading

chapter |12 pages

Motivating

chapter |13 pages

Communicating

chapter |12 pages

Control

chapter |16 pages

Measuring Performance

part |34 pages

Management Functions

chapter |32 pages

Managers and Departmental Functions

part |50 pages

The Managerial Environment

chapter |48 pages

The Business Environment

part |16 pages

New Developments in Management Thinking

chapter |14 pages

New Developments in Management Thinking

part |4 pages

Conclusions

chapter |2 pages

Summary and Conclusions