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Why is management not an exact science?
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Management is not so exact a science as other physical sciences like Physics, Chemistry etc. The
main reason for the inexactness of science of management is that it deals with the people and it is
very difficult to predict their behaviour accurately. Since it is social process, it falls in the area of Social
Sciences. Management is a behavioural science. Its theories and principles are situation bound because
of which their applicability does not necessarily end to the same results every time. That is why Ernest
Dale has called management a "soft science" which does not have hard and fast rules.
