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"Management" (from Old French ménagement "the art of conducting, directing", from Latin manu agere "to lead by the hand") characterises the process of leading and directing all or part of an organisation, often a business, through the deployment and manipulation of resources (human, financial, material, intellectual or intangible). Early twentieth-century management writer Mary Parker Follett defined management as "the art of getting things done through people."

One can also think of management functionally, as the action of measuring a quantity on a regular basis and of adjusting some initial plan, and as the actions taken to reach one's intended goal. This applies even in situations where planning does not take place. From this perspective, there are five management functions: Planning, Organizing, Leading, Co-ordinating and Controlling. For others though, this definition, while useful, is far too narrow. The phrase "management is what managers do" is also prevalent, conveying the difficulty with which management is defined, the shifting nature of definitions, and the connection of managerial practices with the existence of a managerial cadre or class.

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@DellaMaylan No offense to Harleys but, in this town they are mostly ridden by agents and managers.About as outlaw as yogurt.Nice sound tho.
HartHanson (Hart Hanson) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 00:01:31 -0000
@DellaMaylan No offense to Harleys but, in this town they are mostly ridden by agents and managers.About as outlaw as yogurt.Nice sound tho.
These juggalos are killing me, man. This is how agents and general managers must feel when dealing with Bill Smith. Ugh.
TheTruthIsChris (Chris Johnson) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 22:20:11 -0000
These juggalos are killing me, man. This is how agents and general managers must feel when dealing with Bill Smith. Ugh.
RT @ThekartelCoPR: or in other words how to be wanted and desired by the studios, agents, managers, etc.
MiaMcK (Mia McKinley) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 18:09:52 -0000
RT @ThekartelCoPR: or in other words how to be wanted and desired by the studios, agents, managers, etc.
New #job: Life and Health Insurance Managers and Agents for Medicare Enrollment (Philadelphia area) #health #jobs... http://bit.ly/6rlUMv
HealthJobPhilly (Philly Health Jobs) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 17:52:56 -0000
New #job: Life and Health Insurance Managers and Agents for Medicare Enrollment (Philadelphia area) #health #jobs... http://bit.ly/6rlUMv
OGL reviewing John Robb's Death To Trad Rock: Who needed agents and managers, they only got in the way http://bit.ly/5rFBVb
showigniter (Showigniter) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 14:33:46 -0000
OGL reviewing John Robb's Death To Trad Rock: Who needed agents and managers, they only got in the way http://bit.ly/5rFBVb
@steveagee I wonder what my agents and managers do during the week. lots of blow?
Ganjawana (James Hoffman) Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:48:50 -0000
@steveagee I wonder what my agents and managers do during the week. lots of blow?

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