b) Evaluating management and important historical influences on current management

• Understanding management through definitions and discussion of management as a discipline and concept (1 x A4 page)

c) Overview of management challenges/issues and the need for/importance of becoming a skilled manager(s)

• Detail the most pertinent changes in the business environment (1 x A4 page) creating challenges for managers.
• Outline the theoretically established skills needed for management and how they may be classified. Discuss why management skills are important by evaluating skills gaps research. (1 x A4 page).