Management Meaning & Definition

1. Educational Management

2. Definitions:
The concept of management has been
used in functional, human relations,
leadership and decision making,
productivity and integration sciences.
Classified on the basis of their concept
following are the important definition of
management.

3. (1) Functional Concept:
According to this concept management
is what manager does.
a. Lovis Allen : Management is what a
manager does.
(b) Henry Fayol: To manage is to forecast and
plan to organize, to coordinate and to
control.

4. (2) Human Relation Concept:
According to this concept management
is an art of getting things done through
others.
(a) J.D. Mooney and A.C. Railey: Management
is the art of directing and inspiring people.
(b) S. George: Management consists of getting
things done through others. Manager is
one who accomplishes the objective by
directing the efforts of others.

5. (3) Leadership and Decision-Making
Concept:
According to this concept management is
an art and science of decision-making and
leadership.
(a) Donald G. Clough: Management is the art
and science of decision-making and
leadership.
(b) Ross Moore: Management means decision-
making.

6. (4) Productivity Concept:
According to this concept management is
an art of increasing productivity.
(a) F.W. Taylor: management is an art of
knowing what you want to do in the best
and cheapest way.

7. (5) Integration Concept:
According to integration concept management is
the coordinator of human and material resources.
(a) Keith and Gubellni: Management is the force that
integrates men and physical plant into an effective
operative unit.
(b) Robert L. Trewatja and M. Geve Newport:
Management is the co-ordinate of the human and
material resources essential in the effective and
efficient attainment of objective.