Management (or managing) is the administration of an organization, whether it is a business, a not-for-profit organization, or government body.
Management includes the activities of setting the strategy of an organization and coordinating the efforts of its employees (or of volunteers) to accomplish its objectives through the application of available resources, such as financial, natural, technological, and human resources. The term "management" may also refer to those people who manage an organization - individually: managers.
Social scientists study
management as an academic discipline, investigating areas such as social organization and organizational leadership.Some people study
management at colleges or universities; major degrees in
management include the Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) Bachelor of
Business Administration (BBA.) Master of
Business Administration (MBA.) Master in
Management (MScM or MIM) and, for the public sector, the Master of
Public Administration (MPA) degree. Individuals who aim to become
management specialists or experts,
management researchers, or professors may complete the Doctor of
Management (DM), the Doctor of
Business Administration (DBA), or the PhD in
Business Administration or Management. There has recently[when?] been a movement for evidence-based management.
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