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Which of the following best describes the nature of management as a process of getting things done?

Management is the process of getting activities completed efficiently and effectively with and through other people. A manager achieves goals by coordinating the efforts of others rather than doing all the work personally, which is why the first option is correct.

  1. AGetting activities completed efficiently and effectively with and through other peopleCorrect
  2. BPerforming every operational task personally to ensure accuracy
  3. CFollowing a fixed set of rules that never change across organisations
  4. DKeeping records of financial transactions of an enterprise

Explanation

Management is commonly defined as the process of getting things done with and through others, efficiently and effectively. The other options describe personal operational work, rigid rule-following or bookkeeping, none of which defines management.

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