Skill Letts
VIEWS , VOICE & WAYS OF SKILLS
An in house journal of Additional Skill Acquisition Programme
What is Management ?
Arun Prabhakar ( Senior Programme Manager ) Management Scientists belonging to different disciplines propose different meanings to the term management according to their discipline or the approach they take and interestingly so far no two identical definitions on management have emerged . This is also because of the dynamic and complex nature of management . As it deals with human behavior it cannot be reduced to a formulae which leaves a scope for any scientist or an author to interpret it according to their understanding and so there are many definitions with sharp differences . The most comprehensive definition of management covering all the basic functions of management is put forward by Henry Fayol and as per him “ To manage is to forecast and plan , to organize , to compound , to coordinate and to control ”.
What are the Role of a Manager ? A thorough understanding of the conceptual framework of management makes one well aware of the roles of a manager in his organization . But sometimes that gives only an idea about the basic functions like planning , organizing , staffing , directing and controlling . But to be a successful manager mere performance of managerial function is not enough . They should act according to the dynamic environment and use the resources effectively and efficiently . In this modern era management includes Leading , Motivating and Supporting the employees . Management now inspires innovation and creativity in the organization thus enabling the development of people . Henry Mintzberg in his book , " Mintzberg on Management : Inside our Strange World of Organizations ," argued that apart from performing managerial functions there are 10 managerial roles which a manager ’ s work can be boiled down to and according to him these jobs fall into three categories : informational ( managing through by information ), interpersonal ( managing through people ), and decisional ( managing through action ). A through Knowledge about this 10 roles make the role of manager in his organization concrete .
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