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UNIT1/1.3

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One of the enduring questions in the field of management is whether it is an art or a science . Webster's College Dictionary defines an art as " skill in conducting any human activity " and science as " any skill or technique that reflects a precise application of facts or a principle . " Reflected in the differences in these definitions is the use of precision in science , in that is a particular , prescribed way in which a manager should act . Thus , management as a science would indicate that practice , managers use a specific body of information and facts to guide their behaviours , but that management as an art requires no specific body of knowledge , only skill . Conversely , those who believe that management is an art are likely to believe that there is no specific way to teach or understand management , and that is a skill borne of personality and ability . Those who believe in management as an art are likely to believe that certain people are predisposed to be effective managers than are others , and that some people cannot taught to be effective managers . That is , even with an understanding of management research and an education in management , some people will not be capable of being effective practising managers .

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Practising managers who believe in management as a science are likely to believe that there are ideal managerial practices for certain situations . That is , when faced with a managerial dilemma , the manager believes in the scientific foundation of his or her craft will expect that there is a rational and objective way to determine the correct course of action . This manager is likely to follow general principles and theories and also create and test hypotheses . instance , if a manager has a problem with an employee's poor work performance , the manager will look to specific means of performance improvement , expecting that certain principles will work in most situations . He or she may rely concepts learned in business school or through a company training programme when determining a course of action , perhaps paying attention to political and social factors involved in the situation .
Many early management researchers subscribed to the vision of managers as scientists . The scientific management movement was the primary driver of perspective . Scientific management , pioneered by Frederick W . Taylor , Frank and Lillian Gilbreth , and others , attempted to discover " the one best way " to perform jobs . They used scientific processes to evaluate and organise work that it became more efficient and effective . Scientific management's emphasis both reducing inefficiencies and on understanding the psychology of workers changed manager and employee attitudes the practice of management .

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Practising managers who believe in management as an art are unlikely to believe that scientific principles and theories will be able to be implemented in actual managerial situations . Instead , these managers are likely to rely on the social and political environment surrounding the managerial issue , using their own knowledge of a situation , rather generic rules , to determine a course of action . For example , as a contrast the example given previously , a manager who has a problem with an employee's poor work performance is likely to rely on his or her own experiences and judgement when addressing this issue . Rather than having a standard response to such a problem , this manager is likely to consider a broad range of social and political factors , and is likely to take different actions depending the context of the problem .
Henry Mintzberg is probably the most well - known and prominent advocate of the school of thought that management is an art . Mintzberg is an academic researcher whose work capturing the actual daily tasks of real managers was ground breaking research for its time . Mintzberg , through his observation of actual managers in their daily work , determined that managers did not sit at their desks , thinking , evaluating , and deciding all day long , working for long , uninterrupted time periods . Rather , Mintzberg determined that mangers engaged in very fragmented work , with constant interruptions and rare opportunities to quietly consider managerial issues . Thus , Mintzberg revolutionized thinking managers at the time that his work was published , challenging the prior notion that managers behaved rationally and methodically . This was line with the perspective of management as an art , because it indicated that managers did not necessarily have routine behaviours throughout their days , but instead used their own social and political skills to solve problems that arose throughout the course of work .
Another scholar that promoted the notion of management as an art was David E . Lilienthal , who in 1967 had his series of lectures titled Management : A Humanist Art published . In this set of published lectures , Lilienthal argues that management requires than a mastery of techniques and skills ; instead , it also requires that managers understand individuals and their motivations and help them achieve their goals . Lilienthal believed that effective managerial behaviour meant combining management and leadership into practice , by not only getting work done but understanding the meaning behind the work . Thus , he promoted the idea of the manager as a motivator and facilitator of others . This manager as an artist was likely to respond differently to each employee and situation , rather than use a prescribed set of responses dictated set of known guidelines .
Another proponent of the management as art school of thought is Peter Drucker , famed management scholar who is best known for developing ideas related to total quality management . Drucker terms management " a liberal art " . He argues that the discipline ( i . e . , the science ) of management attempts to create a paradigm for managers , in which facts are established , and exceptions these facts are ignored as anomalies . He is critical the assumptions that make up the management paradigm , because these assumptions change time as society and the business environment change . Thus , management is more of an art , scientific " facts " do not remain stable over time .

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