Q.Management is what a ______ does.

"Management is what a manager does" — the word that fits the blank is manager, option (b).

One well-known way of defining management (associated with Louis Allen) is functional: "Management is what a manager does." It means the meaning of management is best understood by looking at the functions a manager actually performs — planning, organising, staffing, directing and controlling — to get work done through others and achieve organisational goals.

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