This paper examines the area of management training and its importance in developing joint training programs for librarians, documentalists, archivists, and other information specialists. Following introductory materials which provide background and discuss constraints on generalizing management ideas, the paper comprises sections on: basic elements of the management process (planning and innovation, control, organization, staffing, and direction, leadership and motivation); the need for trained managers; management of information organizations in the context of public administration; the paraprofessional level; management education for professionals; training of senior level managers; research on management of information organizations; methods of instruction in management; classroom arrangements; classroom techniques; qualifications of the management instructor; and a summary of suggestions and recommendations. A working paper from an FID/ICA/IFLA Working Party on Education and Training and a seven-page bibliography are appended. (THC)