Term management, translation in Indonesian until now there is no uniformity. Furthermore, when we study the management literature, it will be found that the term management contains three terms, namely:
Management as a process,
-Management as a collectivity of people who perform management activities
-Management as an art (Art) and as a science (Science)
According to the first definition, the management as a process, different definitions given by experts. To show the definition full color management in the sense that first, put forward three definitions.
In Encyclopedia of the Social Science say that management is a process by which the execution of a particular destination organized and supervised.
Furthermore, Hilman said that management is a function to achieve something through the activities of others and oversee the efforts of individuals to achieve a common goal.
According to the second sense, management is a collectivity of people who perform management activities. So in other words, all those who perform management activities in a certain body called the management.
According to the third definition, management is the art (Art) or a science. Regarding this also true there is no uniformity of opinion, a party to say that management is an art and a class of others say that management is a science. Indeed, both the opinion that both contain truth. <1>
According G.R. Terry management is a process or framework, which involves guidance or direction of a group of people toward organizational goals or intentions are real. Management also is a science and an art. Art is a knowledge of how to achieve the desired results or other words performance art is a skill gained from experience, observation and learning and the ability to use knowledge management.
According to Mary Parker Follett management is an art to carry out the work through other people. It contains the definition of Mary attention to the fact that managers achieve an organization's objectives by managing other people to do what needs to be in the job, not by way of carrying out the work by himself.
That's management, but according to Stoner not only that. Even more so that there is no single definition that can be universally accepted. According to James AFStoner, management is a process of planning, organizing, leadership, and control efforts using all members of the organization and the organization's resources to achieve the goals set.
(Source: http://www.scribd.com/doc/4994224/pengertian-manajemen translated in English)
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