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.

Rob Dixon

Part 1 Introduction; Chapter 1 Introduction; Part 2 The Management Processes; Chapter 2 Planning; Chapter 3 Decision-Making; Chapter 4 Organizing; Chapter 5 Strategy; Chapter 6 Leading; Chapter 7 Motivating; Chapter 8 Communicating; Chapter 9 Control; Chapter 10 Measuring Performance; Part 3 Management Functions; Chapter 11 Managers and De; Part mental Functions; Part 4 The Managerial Environment; Chapter 12 The Business Environment; Part 5 New Developments in Management Thinking; Chapter 13 New Developments in Management Thinking; Part 6 Conclusions; Chapter 14 Summary and Conclusions;