What is management ? Is it art or science? give reason to support your answer.?

Answer 1

Both.

Science: Much about human nature and group dynamics has already been quantitified, allowing you to avoid reinventing the wheel. Use the stastically validated theories & techniques already available.

Art: Humans are very complex. Thus, science has not figured it all out, nor will it ever.

So, if you are wise, you will combine the best previously developed theories/techniques with your own moment-to-moment study of the specifics of the personalities that you actually have to deal with in your management situations.

Answer 2

I'd say a little of both. A manager of people is almost an art. A good business manager needs more of the science aspect. Both take a good 6th sense.

Answer 3

This is an age old debate that is more or less resolved. It is undoubtedly an art and a science. the science part of it comes because of the rational thinking that you use to organize the resources and plan your activities for meeting specified objectives. The art part of it comes handy in coing up with creative solutions for cost effectiveness or for better exeution of the overall strategy. I can say tis with confidence because I am an MMS gradate (Master of Management Studies) and have handled two business plan teams.

Answer 4

Management is of course art. The art provides the established practices of doing a thing rightly. The established principles of management enables you to manage correctly and effectively. So, it's an Art

Answer 5

Good management is an art. If it was a science it would be easier to teach/learn and not so much of a personality type.

Answer 6

Actually Management is the subject of commerce. But it can be called art as it manage all system, between employee and employer, manufacturing or producing units at artistically.
Even it can be called science as its discussion system, procedure, function and productivity is made scientifically.

In the sense, Management is the subject of commerce - Commerce means commercial arts. commercial means scientific reason.
So in this way management is the combination of science and arts.

Answer 7

The tools of management are science and the practice of management is art.

Answer 8

,managing expertise can be created by proper scientific and methodical guidance..on the other hand a person genuinely endowed with managing skills will manage any crisis effortlessly...the latter genre may also be giveh proper scientific instructions which would make him an impeccable manager... any form or type of skill can be viewed in the same way.. for example the art of acting can be perfected through scientific approach to it which in turn can be achieved through training...hence it is clear that for being an artist the fire shall be from within...so primarily management is an art as it is an inborn talent ....secondorily it is a cience in the sense that this skill can be perfected through scientific study of it..

Answer 9

actualy, it is an art and a science. it is an art, because you have to be creative, flexible, you use yourself and your ablilities to motivate and manage people. at the same time it is also a science, because in management, you use theories for application.

Answer 10

knowledge of law is science and practice of it is an art.so to be a successful lawyer you have to be both scientist and and artist. ART is in born but science one can be taught or learn it.