Management guides the process by which managers in a certain organization coordinate the activities of others by implementing the features of functions of planning, organizing, leading, coordinating, and controlling. So that others can reach the specified goals together with themselves. It is the most common and important kind of human activity in various organizational activities.
Duality of management:
The production process includes the production of material materials and the reproduction of production relations, so the management of the production process has a duality: natural attributes related to productive forces, and social attributes related to production relations.
Scientific and artistic management:
Management is a knowledge system composed of a series of concepts, principles, principles, and methods, reflecting the scientific nature of management activities. Artistic is to emphasize the practicality of management. Without practice, there is no art.
The universality and purpose of management:
Management generally exists in various activities, which determines the universality of management. Management is a conscious and purposeful collaborative activity of human beings, which is carried out to achieve the established goals of the organization, which is the purpose of management.
Extended information:
The bearers of the management body can be divided into macro-management and micro-management. Macro management is the government department, micro-management is the business department, and micro-management is the basis of macro-management. In terms of the activity attributes of the management object, it can be divided into social management, economic management, and cultural management. Economic management is the foundation, and health management generally belongs to the category of social management; The two penetrate each other, and decision-making is the core of management.
Management does not only guide business management, although the management of business corporations is most common in the modern market economy. In addition to business management, there are many types of management, such as organizational management, economic management, social management, urban management, health management, and so on. Every organization needs to manage its affairs, resources, and people. When the legalization of the market economy is becoming more and more important, a new school of management has emerged: the school of law and business management.
The task of management is to design and maintain an environment in which the people working in this environment can achieve the stated goals with as little expenditure as possible, or achieve the maximum with the resources available. It is divided into four situations: output remains unchanged, expenditure decreases; expenditure remains unchanged, output increases; expenditure decreases, output increases; expenditure increases, and output increases more. The expenditure here includes the consumption of funds, manpower, time, materials, energy, etc.
In a word, the basic principle of management is "use less effort and see more merit". The significance of management is to carry out activities more effectively, improve work, meet customer needs more effectively, and improve effectiveness, efficiency, and effectiveness.