Is Management an Art or a Science?

Hi every one!

In my own opinion management could be referred to as both art, science and profession. Management can be referred to an art in the sense that many scholars defined management as an art of getting things done through people and other resources. The artistic process is generally seen as having three (3) vital aspects; craft, vision and communication. The process of management qualifies as an form in all instances. Managers must have the tools (craft) to accomplish their task. They must posses vision in order to implement innovative strategies, and they must be able to communicate effectively in their work environment and elsewhere.

On the other hand, science is looked upon as a systematic study that leads to a general body of knowledge about a subject. Management has been the target of systematic study for centuries and that general principles or concepts have been derived from this efforts. This is why many scholars classify management as a developing science.

Hai,

It is an art in the sense that he/she requires to handle it with the employees socially and a science because the manager has to apply some science fields like statistics and biology in terms of data collection and the application of knowledge.

Management is both art and science. Science - because it needs continuous research and
Art - because it needs practise and result oriented as well.

Management is an art with a blend of science. In management, expression of human creativity are needed which is ART and combine observation and experimentation to describe and explain task, which is SCIENCE.

Hi, friends, I believe that management is an art because it is the process of getting things done efficiently and effectively by integrating the work of other people. A Manager must be skillful in order to managed resources of an organization to achieve goals and objectives.

Management is an art because management is the process of organizing, directing, planning, controlling and coordinating the activities of man in aim of making profit. So therefore, management is an art.

But we can say that management is also a profession because management fulfills the criteria to be a profession such as:

A). Rapid development of business as an occupation.

B). The separation of ownership and management in the organization.

These two factors have contributed a lot to accept and develop management as a distinct profession.

Management is both an act and also science. Management over the centuries has remained an act. Management is an act because it depend on past experience and not on testable technical knowledge as the case may be in physics, chemistry etc.

Management is a science when it uses a systematic or scientific method to obtain a comprehensive information about a problem.

Hi all,

Really the theme of science is theoretical when art is practical. SO it is important to mix up science with art for management to think and learn about a basic thing before starting it practically.

That's why I appreciate the term-management is both a science as well as an art.

My view is management is the bombardment of both art and science. How skilfully we do the work is art and how properly we complete the work is science.