Dear Ravi_HRM & others:
i would have agreed with you, had the question being something like; "...I have studied Management and related concepts; yet I am not able to grasp the essence. i am curious to know, if experienced persons who apply the princiciples of Management, have any other definition of Management than the academic one?... etc."
In the present form, nashbramhall, a Senior Member & Board Moderator is perfectly right in getting irritated. The question is like a person who got a driving Licence (may be without passing a driving test, but "managing" it) asking " What is a car?" or a person with a LLB degree (again may be a "managed" degree) asking. "What is a Court?"
Seen in this light nashbramhall has rightfully responded with certain apprehension about the institute.
This is a forum for HR professional - seasoned or otherwise; who network to gain new knowledge on intricacies & ambiguity of HR issues and its future developments. Such generic question do dilute its seriousness. If you are a sportsman, then you'll understand - would test players prefer to play matches with mohalla cricket team?
And finally my answer to gayu is :
My dear, there are many definitions of "management"; but the concept is so broad & deep that management gurus keep working at it. there are many everydaqy questions (like, why did Ramalinga Raju has to do it? How come a company like GM could not avaoid it? why did US banks get into sub-prime loans and got the whole world deep into this recession shit) to which we are yet to find any answer.
In my opinion, "management" is what certain workers in a big industry told me, some twenty years back:
- MANAGing MEN Tactfully :icon1:
- getting THINGS done (by hook or by crook - added as an after-thought) :icon10:
- knowing everything (as in 'management knows everything') :icon6:
Regards.