. Art is an inborn talent. However it can be refined through learning and practice.
Practical Knowledge:
Every ART requires practical knowledge. A manager can never be successful just by having theoretical knowledge. Ex: a good painter should not only have knowledge about different brushes, colors, designs etc., but also should know when and how to use them.
Personal Skill:
Our own style and approach influence our quality of performance. Every manager should have their own way of managing things to become a good manager. Ex: there are several qualified painters but M.F.Hussain is recognized for his style.
Creativity:
Management like other arts also need creativity in every step. A manager should effectively combine and coordinate all the factors for fruitful results.
Thus we can say that management is an ART as it requires application of certain principles and also deals with moulding the attitude and behaviour of people at work towards desired goals.
What is Science?
Management has a systematic body of knowledge but it is not as exact as that of other physical sciences like biology, physics, and chemistry etc., As management deals with human beings it is called social science. As managements theories and principles may produce different results at different times and therefore it is a behaviour science.
I conclude that: Management is an art and science both. According to American Society of Mechanical Engineers: Management is the art & science of preparing, organizing and directing human efforts to control the forces and utilize the material o nature for the benefit of men. Management has two faces like a coin where one face is art and the other is science. Management has got scientific principles which constitute the element of science and skill and talent which are the attributes of art.