WHAT IS MANAGEMENT ?

‘‘The processes through which appropriate human and material resources are made available and made effective for accomplishing the purpose of an organisation.’’

‘‘Management is the act of arranging and organising materials and conditions so that the goals and purposes of an organisation may be achieved. It is both an art and a science and consist of leading and working with people, planning for and providing resources, ad then organising and controlling those resources toward desired outcomes.’’

‘‘Management involves the execution of managerial acts, involving conceptual, technical, human, and conjoined skills, while combining varying degrees of planning, organising, staffing, directing, and controlling within the management process to assist an organisation to achieve its goals.’’

PES 402 ADMINISTRATION & MANAGEMENT IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS