Question

Three friends, Aman, Ashish and Ashi after completing their MBA from a reputed management institute, formed a start up named 'Solutions'. The goal of the start up was to make a social and environmental impact through its services. 'Solutions' supports social business ideas to improve living conditions in slums of Mumbai. As all the three friends are specialised in social work, they adopted three different slums of Mumbai and started educating the slum dwellers in their own creative manner. Aman used 'playway method', Ashish used 'music' as a method of learning while Ashi used 'activity based method of learning'. They used basic knowledge in their unique manner and were able to educate the slum dwellers. 0000

It implies that skillful and personal application of acquired knowledge varies from individual to individual in achieving desired results. 

1. Identify and state the nature of management discussed in the above case.
2. Quoting lines from the above para, state any two features of nature of management identified in (a) above. 

Answer 1

1. The art of management
2. The art of management is characterized by: 
   1. Personalised application: Different people use knowledge in different ways. Art is a subjective idea. He researches key situations and develops theories of his own to apply to a particular situation.
      Lines "They used basic knowledge in their unique manner."
   2. Based on practice and creativity: Art is a practical art form that incorporates the creative application of existing academic knowledge. Depending on their level of creativity, managers apply the principles.
      Lines "As all the friends are specialised in social work, they adopted three different slums of Mumbai and started educating the slum dwellers in their own creative manner."