Question

Justify the following statement

Management is an art.

Answer 1

 An art is the bringing about a desired result through the application of skills. It is an innovativeness and creativeness of a person. This is a natural and inborn quality of a person. But with the help of proper education and practice one can developed the quality or qualities. E. g. acting, dancing, cycling, magician, singing, drawing, skating, musician, sports etc. comes under art.

Art does not require any specific educational qualification or it not any compulsion. It is inborn quality or a skill.

As a manager, in organisation he has to handle various kinds of situations, employees, other resources effectively and efficiently with his own style. So he uses his skills which are either inborn or developed by practice and formal education.

A manger must be innovative. He should handle the conditions. He should not use same methods all the time. Like an artist, he has to develop his skills by regular practice. He should use different techniques and skills to get perfect result. This is possible due to regular practice.

Every managers has different abilities and skills. They have to use their own abilities and skills to guide the people to achieve their goals.

Thus, manager need to be creative and skilled like an artist. Hence, management is an art.