One can also think of management functionally, as the action of measuring a quantity on a regular basis and of adjusting some initial plan, and as the actions taken to reach one's intended goal. This applies even in situations where planning does not take place. From this perspective, there are five management functions: Planning, Organizing, Leading, Co-ordinating and Controlling. For others though, this definition, while useful, is far too narrow. The phrase "management is what managers do" is also prevalent, conveying the difficulty with which management is defined, the shifting nature of definitions, and the connection of managerial practices with the existence of a managerial cadre or class.
Identity Management Made Easy with OpenSSO Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:27:00 -0000 Sun's open-source identity services initiative aims to provide an extensible foundation for an identity services infrastructure in the public domain, facilitating single sign-on (SSO) and cross-domain single sign-on (CDSSO) for web applications, federation capabilities, and secure Web services. Find out how it measures up. Book Excerpt: Murach's Java Servlets and JSP (Second Edition) Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:28:00 -0000 The JSTL provides tags for common tasks that need to be performed in JSPs. Coupled with Expression Language, this allows you to remove much of the Java scripting from your applications, making your pages easier for web designers to work with and easier for you to maintain. Access Your Stored Java Objects with the Iterator Design Pattern Fri, 27 Jun 2008 21:23:00 -0000 Clean up clumsy and wasteful code with the iterator design pattern.
