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The Concept of Management: In Search of a New Definition

In: HR Governance

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  • Boris Kaehler

    (Merseburg University of Applied Sciences)

  • Jens Grundei

    (Quadriga University of Applied Sciences)

Abstract

The concept of management is well established and very familiar to scholars and practitioners alike. However, it is also very vague, with traditional text book definitions containing almost no concrete characteristics. This chapter aims at developing a more precise definition of management that clearly and fully captures the meaning and the content of the term. This is done by conducting a broad survey of literature and subjecting the main elements to critical analysis. Essential new definitory elements are also conceptualized. As a result, we suggest that management is a steering influence on market, production and/or resource operations in an organization and its units that may address both people and non-people issues and is exerted by multiple organizational actors through either anticipatory norm-setting or situational intervention with the aim of achieving the unit’s objectives.

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  • Boris Kaehler & Jens Grundei, 2019. "The Concept of Management: In Search of a New Definition," SpringerBriefs in Business, in: HR Governance, chapter 0, pages 3-26, Springer.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:spbrcp:978-3-319-94526-2_2
    DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-94526-2_2
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    1. Ramakrishnan Vivek, 2022. "Sustainable Strategic Management For Online Platforms In Higher Education: Practices And Challenges," Malaysian E Commerce Journal (MECJ), Zibeline International Publishing, vol. 6(1), pages 29-35, October.

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