Friday 27 January 2012

Management as an Art

An art is often regarded as the systematic application of skill or knowledge in effecting accomplishment of results. It represents the methods or ways of doing specific things and indicates how an objective is to be achieved. The function of art is to effect change and accomplish results through  deliberate efforts. Art is a personalised process and every artist has his own style. It is Practice - based and perfection and is requires continuous practice over a long period of time.
The main elements of Art are:
  1. Personal skill
  2. Practical knowledge
  3. Result - oriented approach
  4. Regular practice
  5. Creativity
1) Personal skill:
           Like any other artist, a manger also uses his knowledge and skill in co-ordinating the activities of people to accomplish desired results.
2) Practical Knowledge:
           Management is concerned with the application of knowledge and skill, unless managerial principles are used for making the things effective and better, these will not be covered in art.
3) Result-oriented approach:
           Management is result oriented because it is concerned with accomplishment of objectives. It aims at achieving maximum productivity at lowest costs.
4) Regular Practice:
           Like an artist, management always tries to attain higher and higher goals in order to reach the state of absolute perfection. This efficiency and effectiveness is attained through regular practice.
5) Creativity:
           Every art has an element of creativity and in this sense also management is one of the most creative art as it is concerned with getting work done through others by motivating them to work and co-ordinating their activities.

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