What is management by different authors’ point of view? What are the main features of models of management

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(Boddy, 2011: 14). There is no disputing the fact that there is no generally accepted definition of management and every individual can interpret it on their own point of view but we should all agree that beneath word `management' lies an array of difficult and complicated tasks and activities that managers are forced to do.

First of all, it should be emphasized that management as an activity dates back thousands of years ago. When people commenced gathering together to pursuit their goals, to set foundation-stone for humanity: build villages, cities, to create business and organizations to name but a few. In every this activity there were person who managed and organized work ``business do not run themselves''. Interestingly, first cohesive definitions and explanations of management started appearing in the late 1980s (Witzel, 2009:2). Mary Parker Follett was one of the earliest thinkers of management she advocated that ``it is the art of getting things done through people'' ...

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principles that would apply to the whole organization'' (Boddy, 2011:49). He set main 14 principles which would enable managers to adopt to ``changing circumstances''( Boddy, 2011:49) Author defined management activities into forecasting, ''planning, organizing, commanding, coordinating and controlling'' (Collins, 2000:57). Particular attention he gave to `authority and responsibility' and that they must collaborate together in order to create loyal and respectful relationship within the organization. Moreover, he argues that `'discipline (Fayol, 1949) is obedience, application, energy, behavior and respect'' (Journal of Management history, 2012). In comparison, Henry Mintzberg ...

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