Management is evolving into a highly exciting and diverse profession. Managers are the people charged with getting things done in today's society a society that has been molded by the success of the management profession. The world faces many new challenges, and those challenges will be met, at least in part, by managers. Managers must respond to a changing society by keeping informed of the developments in the field. The articles that have been chosen for Annual Editions: Management 96/97 comprise a cross-section of the current, and a selected few classic, articles on the subject. This collection addresses the various components of management, with emphasis on the functions of planning, organizing, directing, controlling, and staffing. Articles have been chosen from a wide variety of publications, including The Harvard Business Review, Industry Week, and Business Week. This publication contains a number of features designed to make it useful for people interested in management.