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Which of the following best describes the nature of management as a discipline?
Management is both a science and an art. It has an organised body of principles, which is the scientific side, and it needs personal skill, creativity and judgement to apply them in real situations, which is the artistic side. It is therefore not purely one or the other.
- AIt is purely a science with fixed laws that give identical results everywhere
- BIt is a blend of science and art, since it has organised principles and also needs personal skill in applying themCorrect
- CIt is only an art because it has no systematic body of knowledge
- DIt is a profession in the same sense as medicine, with a compulsory licence for every manager
Explanation
Management has a systematic body of principles, which gives it a scientific side, but applying them depends on a manager's skill and judgement, which is the art side. Calling it purely a science ignores human behaviour, which makes results vary. Calling it only an art ignores its organised knowledge. A compulsory licence for every manager does not exist.
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