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why management called art & science? features
Management is the oldest of arts and the youngest of sciences. This explains the changing nature of management.
As a science -
1. Management is a systematized body of knowledge and its principles have evolved on the basis of observation
2. The kind of experimentation (as in natural sciences) cannot be accompanied in the area of management since management deals with the human element
3. In management, it is not possible to define, analyses and measure phenomena by repeating the same conditions over and over again to obtain a proof


As an Art, management has the following characteristics -
1. Management while performing the activities of getting things done by others is required to apply the knowledge of certain underlying principles which are necessary for every art
2. Management gets perfection in the art of managing only through continuous practice
3. Management implies capacity to apply accurately the knowledge to solve the problems, to face the situation and to realize the objectives fully and timely


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