Is management a science or an art?

Strategy is "science" or "art", strategy is a series of choices that are beneficial to the survival and development of enterprises——— strategy is the choice!

1. Management is a science. Science is systematic knowledge, and the scientific method can determine the nature of things through observation, and test the accuracy of these essences by continuing to observe. As a universal social activity, management has certain objective laws.

In the long-term management practice, people have gradually formed a relatively complete theoretical knowledge system that reflects the objective laws of the management process. People use these theories and methods to guide practice, and use the practice of management activities to measure the correctness of these theories and methods, and make them constantly enriched, which is the scientific nature of management.

2. Management is an art, emphasizing the practicality of management. Art is an effective method or "know-how" to achieve a desired effect. As with all other skills, management requires systematic knowledge to be applied according to the actual situation to achieve the desired results.

That is to say, in the management practice, managers should not only use management knowledge, but also give full play to their creativity to plan a useful solution to achieve efficient goals. Art doesn't matter without practice. And the most fruitful art of management is based on the understanding of the management theories on which he is based.

The art of management is determined by two factors:

1. Management is always carried out in a certain environment. The ultimate goal of management is to adapt the organization to the environment, which is constantly changing, so there can be no one management model. The mode and method of management are all subject to actual conditions.

2. It is determined by the subjective initiative and emotion of the person who is the object of management. Only by making full use of this subjective initiative, can managers mobilize people's enthusiasm and creativity, so that people consciously strive to achieve organizational goals, and at the same time, emotions are difficult to quantify and model things, managers should take corresponding measures to solve problems according to specific management objects, environments and purposes.

Management is not only a science, but also an art, an organic combination of science and art. Management science is the reflection of the objective law of the dynamic process of management, while the art of management is the reflection of its subjective and creative aspects.

Management science is a summary of the laws of management activities in the long-term practice of social production and practice of human beings. Acknowledging the scientific nature of management requires that we should constantly discover and explore the regularity of management in management activities, act in accordance with the laws of management, and do a good job in management and improve management efficiency under the guidance of scientific management theories and principles.

For example, there is an eternal truth in business management: enterprises must maximize their products and services to meet the needs of customers in order to make profits. This law should be said to be the only law that Chinese and foreign enterprises must follow in ancient and modern times, this is the law of management, whoever violates it will suffer losses.

Notes:

The biggest problem for managers is to face the future, in the face of complex and unpredictable environmental requirements, managers cannot copy management theories, and simply seek through mathematical calculations; Instead, creative management can only be implemented in accordance with the requirements of objective laws. In this sense, we say that management is an art. Managers should be able to respond skillfully to the unexpected events they encounter, especially when the organization encounters sudden and major changes.

Managers not only need to use wisdom to think and operate at the strategic level, but also need to operate flexibly at the strategic level. The important task of the manager is the successful coordination of various relationships, such as conducting the orchestra and playing the piano concerto.

Because management is the unity of science and art, it is an important characteristic of management to stress both science and law, and artistry in practice.

Practical significance: Science is the premise and foundation of art, and art is the supplement and improvement of science, and the two complement each other. As an excellent manager, only with extensive knowledge and professional background can he face various unknown factors and the ever-changing environment, and skillfully use the management art of leadership, organization, coordination, and motivation.

Manage the business well.

Management is one of the most common and important activities of human organizations. In the past 100 years, people have collectively referred to the basic principles and methods of management formed by the study of management activities as management science. As a body of knowledge, management is a synthesis of management ideas, management principles, management skills and methods.

With the development of management practice, management science has been continuously enriched and has become a guide to guide people to carry out various management activities and effectively achieve management goals.