Management and Managers

Although managers and managerial jobs are ubiquitous in contemporary life, few peoplereally understand what managers do as they perform their jobs. Could you tell someone what management is? What skills and abilities managers need to succeed in their work? How today’s management practices have developed? Modern societies depend on the wellbeing of organizations ranging from industrial giants like General Electric and IBM to local businesses like the corner grocery store. In turn, all of these businesses depend on the expertise of managers. It is therefore important that members of modern societies, including you, know what management is, what managers do, and how contemporary practices have developed.