The Management Process

(Originally Published in 1963 by R.D. Irwin)The Management Process presents new and traditional subject matterin a diff erent context because it is felt that greater emphasis should begiven to the interaction of the management functions. All managersplan organize and control the work of others but not in a simplesequential pattern. Managing is a continuous operation or processinvolving the interaction of these functions. Managers must plan fororganizing activity organize for it and control it and they must perform these same functionsfor control. It is felt that practicing managers do in eff ect think in these terms. Consequently ananalysis of traditional and other materials in this context should not only be more realistic butalso more meaningful to the student or practitioner. Reference to the chapter headings in theTable of Contents will illustrate the way in which this interaction approach provides a basicframework for the organization of this book. As a text this book is intended for a fi rst course inmanagement or a more advanced course depending upon the characteristics of the curriculum inwhich it is used. No specifi c course preparation however need be regarded as prerequisite to itsuse.URL