Management can therefore be defined as principally a task of planning, coordinating, and motivating the efforts of others towards the specific objectives. In brief, management is the task of unifying efforts efficiently to achieve well defined objectives. The resources available to an organization remain idle till they are directed by the dynamic human effort. Management therefore aims at seeing that the job gets done efficiently.

The purpose of this unit or module is to equip the trainee or student with knowledge and skills to enable him or her apply Management techniques in any organization or institution. These notes can also be used in KNEC courses such as Certificate in Human Resource Management Module 1, Diploma in Secretarial Studies, Diploma in Business Administration, Diploma in Human Resource Management Module 1, Diploma in Personnel Management , Diploma in Secretarial Duties Module 3 that share this common unit in business related courses