In today's scenario, organizations look for individuals with specific qualifications and experience to manage them. What does the above statement imply?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Management as a Profession
Option (1) Management as a Science — Incorrect. Science is a body of knowledge whose principles are tested by experiment. The statement is not about principles. It is about who is chosen to manage.
Option (2) Management as an Art — Incorrect. Art is the personal skill of using knowledge in a creative way, which improves with practice. The statement says nothing about personal skill.
Option (3) Management as a Profession — Correct. A profession has a well-defined body of knowledge, restricted entry through a degree or an examination, a professional association, a code of conduct and a service motive. When organisations choose managers for their specific qualifications and experience, entry into management depends on qualification. That is the mark of a profession.
Option (4) Management is both Art and Science. — Incorrect. This is true of management in general. But the statement is about the qualifications needed to manage, not about the nature of management knowledge.
NCERT (2026-27 Edition): “Management as a Profession You have understood so far that all forms of organised activity need to be managed. You would also have observed that organisations look for individuals with specific qualifications and experience to manage them. It has also been observed that there has been an increase in the corporate form of business on the one hand and increasing emphasis on managed business concerns. Does this imply that management is a profession? …” |