What Is The Meaning Of Management?

Management involves the activities to control and monitor the people in an organization to achieve the desired goals of the organization. The roles of management include planning, organizing, staffing, directing and monitoring the employees. A manager directs the people to perform the tasks which ultimately result in gaining the goals of the company. Management also deals with the allocation, planning, and manipulation of the resources available to the organization. In the recent years the concept of management has changed because of the decentralization in the organizations. Today, management facilitate the activities of the workers instead of controlling them.

Management in true practice,is neither an act/art or process.it is the state of showing power/power play,where conflicts between the players/actors are managed in other for those involved to achieve their objectives,other than that of the organization,it is the essence of putting people down,ruthlessness with one another with the intention to enrich themselves.

Its mean to control, manage, organise

Management is the art of getting things done through and with the people in formally organized groups.  
  Management defines " the art of getting things done through people."

Manage the organize as well as employee

Management is an art of getting things done through others.It is both science and an art.

Meaning of management information system from three different author

Management is the prosess of getting activities compeleted efficiently and effectively with and throgh other people.