Management processes include planning, organizing, directing and controlling.
An important aspect of management's function is the allocation of finite resources.
Resources can be human, financial, technological or natural.
resource
Something that one uses to achieve an objective. An examples of a resource could be a raw material or an employee.
system
A whole composed of relationships among the members.
Management: An Overview
Management is the act of getting people together to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively. Since organizations can be viewed as systems, management can also be defined as human action, including design, to facilitate the production of useful outcomes from a system. This view opens the opportunity to manage oneself, a pre-requisite to attempting to manage others.