CIMA E3 Strategic Management books
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CIMA's 2026 update added content under existing learning outcomes (sustainability, generative AI, cost of quality) without removing anything, so the paper structure is unchanged. Kaplan is CIMA's only official publisher and issues one edition per calendar year - a same-year edition is ideal, and a one-year-old edition is workable if you fill the new-content gaps from CIMA's free resources.
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