Whatever one’s philosophy regarding work, it is through management tasks such as policy making, organizing, financing, and controlling that a public institution directs its efforts towards goal achievement. These management tasks are enabling activities that typify the work of all public managers, including HR managers. It is now expected of you to write an essay assignment on these four management tasks.

The essay-type portfolio must indicate that you are able to undertake research on your own, and the results of your research must be presented in a scientific manner. More particularly, this implies that you are able to interpret and analyze these management tasks within the broader context of the human resource function in the public sector. This implies that you have to break down management into its component parts (tasks), to examine in detail these component parts. Actually, the purpose is to develop a detailed understanding of these tasks and describe each of its parts according to accepted human resources conventions. This detailed analysis will enable your reader to understand the different parts and how they work together or interact in relation to the whole (human resource function).