Is management an art or science? I remember someone asking me this question once and it got me thinking long and hard. What would you say? and why?
Re: Art or Science?
both.
why?
because thats a fact.
i think both ..............if u see it's various catagories / sub-divisions they covered many aspects of both science & arts
I remember someone asking me this question once
would u mind sharing yr answer ?
Re: Art or Science?
it depends on how you perceive both of them, but for that u have to dirty your hands first in both these areas.
If you are talking about management less leadership then it is science. If you are considering leadership as well then it is Art.
Because science identify and quantify things through variable and constant. If one keeps these variable and constant at certain value, one will get the same results every time. Such as Toyota Camry 2008 model will be identical to other Camry 2008 model, exactly. Any up or down model will fail at QC.
In management you can emulate any thing as long as you deal with the things and follow the standard procedures. So if a man working on a machine, he should have exactly same experience every time. (No wonder people who work on assembly line feel bored and unchallenged.)
It is different when you deal with people. It is art and called Leadership. Because human can not identify or quantify through variable and constant. What is today contact will or may become variable tomorrow or vise versa. This phenomenon is also known as human factor.
Human factor is unwelcome in today's most of work places. We try to kill human factor through work training as much as we can. Why? because then workers will behave more like a thing than human. This will bring them into science part of management circle which is easy to create and easy to follow. (The biggest killer probably by this standard is our armed forces where every one is trained to almost the extent of brained washed.)
Re: Art or Science?
It is a combination of both. Leadership is very much your style of doing things and delivering the goals and objectives the way you envisage. Weak leadership normally produces bad results and vice versa.
i think both ..............if u see it's various catagories / sub-divisions they covered many aspects of both science & arts
would u mind sharing yr answer ?
Well I approached the question from the point of view of a business owner. I think management is more of an art when the business is small or starting out however eventually as the business becomes more established and grows it becomes more a science.
Re: Art or Science?
What difference does it make?
I mean call it space science if you want to. But it is what it is.
Re: Art or Science?
absolutely both. the science is the knowledge behind organizational mgmt. & the art in implementing it. human aspect cant be ignored, obviously.
the combined factors of knowledge, and excellence, personal impression and credibility. hard work, dedication, innovative zeal, loyalty to the vision of the org one works for and has staff to direct & one's own luck ... all of it being known for an immaculate leadership requires this art to be really fine. being an example and legacy demands nothing less but the interplay of the science and the art, together.