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LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT THROUGH ANEKĀNTA APPROACH
Management and Anekāntavāda -
Management means the art of optimal application of resources to achieve the organisational goals. Here, the key word is optimal application of resources. If the resources were unlimited or there was no compulsion to achieve the organisational goals, there would be no need for management of any kind. However, the resources being limited and there being a need to realise the organisational goals, the managerial skills are needed. All organisations need management. The organisations can be broadly classified into two categories -- service providing organisations, which only provide human services and do not manufacture or sell any material products and industrial organisations, which produce and sell material products. The first kind of organisations are basically man-power organisations and they mainly depend on man-management for their best output. The second kind is more comprehensive as it manages finance, material, as well as man-power resources for ensuring best output. The time resource is common to both these types. In managing any kind of resource a manager has to consider many factors that affect his decision and profitability of the organisation. It is where the multidimensional approach or Anekāntavāda comes into play.
