is management an art or a science 1

8/3/2019 Is Management an Art or a Science 1

http://slidepdf.com/reader/full/is-management-an-art-or-a-science-1 1/13

IS MANAGEMENTAN ART

OR A

SCIENCE?



Definitions

What is Management?Management as an Art and ReasonsManagement As a Science and reasonsComparison between Art And Science

Management skill PYRAMID

Conclusion

Management Is Art as well as Science

CONTENTS



Definition:- According to Peter Drucker ,"Management is a multi-purposeorgan that manages business andmanages managers and manages

workers and work." This definitionof management was given by PeterDrucker in his book " The Principles of Management ".

MANAGEMENT

According to Frederick W. Taylor ,“The term Management is defined "as theart of knowing what you want to do and

seeing that it is done in the best andcheapest way".



MANAGEMENT IS AN ART OR A

SCIENCE?



Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items (often with symbolic

significance) in a way that influences andaffects one or more of th e , senses ,

emotions , and intellect.

The Oxford Dictionary defines art as any human creative skill or its application or any

work showing this.

The arts include the supposedly creative subjectslike painting, music, languages, literature and

history

WHAT IS ART?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbol

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symbol



According to Prof. John F. Mee, “Management isthe art of securing maximum results with a minimum

of effort so as to secure maximum prosperity andhappiness for both employer and employee and give

the public best possible service .“

MANAGEMENT AS AN

ART

According to Mary Parker Follet,

“Management is the art of getting things donethrough people”.



The process of management involves the useof knowledge and skills

Like any other art, management is creativeLike any other art, management is a personalized

process As an art, management requires judgment and skills

In fact, management is one" of the most creativearts because it requires molding and welding theattitudes and behavior of people at work for theaccomplishment of specific goals in a changing

environment

REASONS



Science is an organized or systematizedbody of knowledge pertaining to a

particular field of enquiry. Science is

systematized in the sense that itestablishes cause and effect relationshipbetween different variables

The Oxford Dictionary defines science asa branch of knowledge involving

systematized observation and experiment.It includes any skill or technique that

reflects a precise application of facts or aprinciple.

WHAT IS SCIENCE?



Management is a science because itcontains all the characteristics of science

systematized body of knowledge inmanagement

principles of management have beendeveloped through continuous

observations and empirical verificationmanagement principles are capable of

universal application

REASONS



According to American Society of Mechanical Engineers . "Management isthe art and science of preparing, organizing

and directing human efforts to control theforces and utilize the material of nature for the

benefit of men. "Thus, it has now beenaccepted that management is an art as well asscience. It has the elements of both arts and

science. In the words of Dean Stanley,"Management is a mixture of an art an science- the present ratio is about 80% art and 20%

science.“

Management shares an almost a equal balancebetween art as well as science.

CONCLUSION- MANAGEMENT IS AN ART AND

SCIENCE BOTH



BY:-

ROHIT GHOSHPOULAMI MITRAPROJJWAL BISWASSAIKAT ROY

is management an art or a science 1

Documents