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Define Management

Management involves coordinating the efforts of individuals to achieve common goals. It is necessary whenever people work together in an organized group, whether in a business or other social organization. Management integrates all activities and ensures resources are used efficiently. It is defined by experts as planning, organizing, directing, and controlling coordination of resources to achieve objectives. Management is both an activity like reading or swimming that is performed to lead a formally organized group, as well as the sum of activities that determine goals and policies, acquire resources, organize work, motivate people, and oversee performance.

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Define Management

Management involves coordinating the efforts of individuals to achieve common goals. It is necessary whenever people work together in an organized group, whether in a business or other social organization. Management integrates all activities and ensures resources are used efficiently. It is defined by experts as planning, organizing, directing, and controlling coordination of resources to achieve objectives. Management is both an activity like reading or swimming that is performed to lead a formally organized group, as well as the sum of activities that determine goals and policies, acquire resources, organize work, motivate people, and oversee performance.

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Define Management
Management is the integrating force in all organized activity. Whenever two or more people work
together to attain a common objectives, they have to co-ordinate their activities. They also have to
organize and utilize their resources in such way to optimize the result.

Management is not unique to business organization but common to all kinds of social organization. All
kinds of organizations need management. It is the specific organ of organizations since they all need to
utilize their limited resources most effectively and efficiently for the achievement of their goal. It is the
most vital forces in the successful performance of all kinds of organized social activities.

Many management experts have tried to define management.

According to James L Lundy, ”Management is principally the task of planning, coordinating, motivating
and controlling the efforts of others toward a specific objective.”

According to Henry L Sisk, ”Management is the coordination of resources through the process of
planning, organizing, directing and controlling in order to attain stated objectives.”

According to Henry Fayol, “To manage is to forecast and plan, to organize, to compound, to
coordinate, to control.”

According to Koontz, “Management is the art of getting things done through and within a formally
organized group.”

According to Ralph C Davis, “Management is the functions of executive leadership anywhere.”

According to Terry, “Management is not people; it’s an activity like walking, reading, swimming,
running. People who perform management can be designated as members and executive leaders.”

Management is the sum total of all the activities that-

 Determine objectives, plans, policies and programs


 Secure men, material, machinery cheaply
 Put all these resources into operation through sound organization
 Direct and motivate the men at work
 Supervise and control their performance
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