Management (Description-4)

It is seen that management is partly an art and partly a science. Manage-
ment does not possess the characteristics of a profession. A profession is expected to have organized and systematic knowledge, formalized methods of acquiring training and experience, ethical code to regulate the behaviour of the
members of the profession, charging of fees based on service etc. Unlike medicine and law, the management does no have any fixed norms of managerial behaviour. There is no uniform code of conduct or licensing of managers. Lawyers and doctors take up profession after obtaining a valid academic qualification where as a manager job is not restricted to individuals with a special academic degree only. Based on this, it can be concluded that management is not a
profession. However, the present trend is towards the professionalisation of management.