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IS MANAGEMENT AN ART OR A SCIENCE?
Management, when practiced, is definitely an art but its underlying applications, methods and principles are a science. It is also believed that management is an art struggling to become a science.
Management as an Art
Managing can be called “art of arts” because it organizes and uses human talent, which is the basis of every artistic activity.
Management as a Science
Management is a body of systematized knowledge accumulated and established with reference to the practice and understanding of general truth concerning management.
Management as a Science urges us to observe and experiment a phenomenon, while art teaches us the application of human skill and imagination to the same. In order to be successful, every manager needs to do things effectively and efficiently. This requires a unique combination of both science and art. We can say that the art of managing begins where the science of managing stops. As the science of managing is imperfect, the manager must turn to artistic managerial ability to perform a job satisfactorily.