WHAT IS MANAGEMENT?LEARNING MANAGEMENT CONCEPT and ISSUES

PREPARED BY BLOGGER:TÜRKİYE’DE YÖNETİM

DANIŞMANLIĞI (MANAGEMENT CONSULTANCY IN

TURKEY)

WHAT IS MANAGEMENT?

• It is possible to come across multiple definitions of a concept in the social sciences.

• In this context, you can find «different but complementary» management definitions.

• MANAGEMENT=ACHIEVING ORGANIZATIONAL GOALS THROUGH OTHERS

HIGHLIGHTED THREE ELEMENTS IN THE MANAGEMENT

DEFINITIONS• Management as a process• Management as people and groups• Management as a collection of knowledge

MANAGEMENT PROCESS• Management definition which focuses on management process

• Emphasizes that management is a process, • Management functions: planning, organization, directing, coordination and

control

Planning Organization Directing Coordination Control

MANAGEMENT BY INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS

• Familial (patrimonial) management• Political management• Professional management

FAMILIAL (PATRIMONIAL) MANAGEMENT

• basic political decision-making bodies and all hierarchical levels are filled by individuals from a certain family

POLITICAL MANAGEMENT• basic political decision-making bodies and all hierarchical levels are filled

by individuals who have a certain political viewpoint

PROFESSIONAL MANAGEMENT• basic political decision-making bodies and all hierarchical levels are filled

by individuals who are selected on the basis of expertise and talent management