whats the difference between managment as a science and management as an art?

Answer 1

It all depends on which college / university you go to.

There's plenty of stuff with (business) mgmt. that's 'science' oriented. But then again, good managers practice it as an 'art'.

If you really need an example of it in practice, -then the "science" part determines the best location for the store, after calculating the demographics of a particular market, and the 'art' portion determines the width of the isles, -with just a 'gut' feeling.

Answer 2

It's a question of style, poor management can be bad science and good management is an art!

Answer 3

My humble interpretation would be that Management as a science would relate to the number crunching , hard strategy, nuts and bolts , crossed T's and dotted I' aspect. While Management as an art would speak to that part of management encompassing style , people skills how to get the most from employees in a firm ,friendly way always encouraging them to excell, making them feel their importance. Team building pitching in where necessary , lead by example expouse integrity.
Both aspects are necessary in one person for that person to be a complete and upwardly mobile successful manager.Kind of like balance the 'ying & yang' of business.

Answer 4

in my opinion, management as a science is the processes taken to effectively manage. Its more what we study in school out of the textbook. As an art, i think that management is using your inherent qualities (i.e- listening well, good leader) to manage

Answer 5

Eric H has it right.

i would add that the "management as art" approach goes with the "managers are born, not made" belief, which basically says that you can NOT teach a person to be a good managers.

Answer 6

A A.A. or A.S. degree doesn't always have anything to do with actual art or science classes. The requirements for the degrees vary by school - at my school, an A.A. required you to have at least two semesters of a foreign language.