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His latest book “Managing” (Berrett-Koehler Publishers, 2009), is based on information developed from spending a day each with 29 managers in a variety of fields. Observing, interviewing, and reviewing the managers' diaries, the author shares what he learned from his research--what happened in each manager's day--and then interprets why it happened. The twenty nine pictures of management as practiced in various industries and organizations illustrate the varied realities of managing. Mintzberg concludes: "To be effective in any managerial position, there is a need for thoughtfulness--not dogma, not greed risen to some high art, not fashionable technique, not "me too" strategies, not all that `leadership' hype, just plain old judgment." Book reviewer Mary Whaley (the Booklist) recommends: “This is an excellent, must-read book for managers and aspiring managers.” (Sep 2009).

The Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development and the Hanoi People’s Committee will jointly carry out a good manufacturing practices model for the city’s key farm produce--vegetables, pork and chicken.

It comes at a time when technology and demand mean this type of education can play an important role boosting Vietnam’s increasingly knowledge-based economy. According to Dr Professor Lam Quang Thiep, former director of the Higher Education Department under the Ministry of Education and Training, other regional countries like Thailand, China and Malaysia, have been effectively using distance education in their plans to popularise higher education.