Management: Meaning, Definition, and Scope
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What is the meaning of the term 'Management'?

The term 'Management' is derived from the Italian word 'Managgiare', which means 'to handle', and the Latin word 'Manus', which means 'hand'.

What are the functions of management as mentioned in the text?

The functions of management include planning, organizing, directing, and controlling, along with the practical application of these principles while managing resources, including human resources.

What is the process of management in business?

The process of management in business involves planning, organizing, staffing, leading, motivating, and making decisions to achieve organizational objectives.

How is 'management' described in the text?

<p>Management is described as a process and the art of getting things done through people using available resources with the aim of achieving goals effectively and efficiently.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the significance of the term 'Art' in the context of management?

<p>The term 'Art' signifies that management requires perfection through practice, practical knowledge, and skills.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the three origins of the term 'management' mentioned in the text?

<p>The term 'management' is derived from the Italian word 'Managgiare', the Latin word 'Manus', and the French word 'Mesnagement'.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What are the primary functions that managers perform to get things done?

<p>Planning, organizing, staffing, directing, and controlling</p> Signup and view all the answers

Define effectiveness in the context of management.

<p>Finishing the given task and achieving goals</p> Signup and view all the answers

What does efficiency mean in the context of management?

<p>Doing the task correctly and minimizing the cost</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Harold Koontz and Heinz Weihrich, how do they define management?

<p>The process of designing and maintaining an environment in which individuals, working together in groups, efficiently accomplish selected aims</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does Robert L. Trewelly and M. Gene Newport define management?

<p>The process of planning, organizing, actuating and controlling an organization’s operations in order to achieve coordination of the human and material resources essential in the effective and efficient attainment of objectives</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the definition of management according to Kreitner D?

<p>The process of working with and through others to effectively achieve organizational objectives by efficiently using limited resources in the changing environment</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Henry Fayol, how does he define management?

<p>To forecast, plan, organize, command, coordinate and control the activities of others</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is Peter Drucker's definition of management?

<p>Mgmt. is an art and science of decision-making and leadership</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does F.W. Taylor define management?

<p>The art of knowing what you want to do and then seeing that they do it in the best and the cheapest manner</p> Signup and view all the answers

According to Joseph Massie, what is the definition of management?

<p>The process by which a cooperative group directs action towards common goals</p> Signup and view all the answers

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