Which definition best describes management?

• A. Carrying out plans, coordinating activities and resources, ensuring cooperation among and across units, and running day-to-day operations
• B. Setting organizational goals without guiding resources or operations
• C. Creating marketing campaigns for customers
• D. Supervising only the technical work of a team

Answer: (A)

Management is about turning plans into action by guiding people, resources, and processes to achieve objectives. It involves carrying out plans, coordinating activities and resources, ensuring cooperation among and across units, and running day-to-day operations. This definition captures both the planning component and the ongoing execution and integration that keeps an organization moving. The other descriptions are too narrow: setting organizational goals without directing how to use resources leaves you with an aim but not a path to achieve it; creating marketing campaigns focuses on a specific function rather than overall management responsibilities; supervising only the technical work of a team misses the broader role of coordinating across departments, planning, and maintaining operations.