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The reading report of unit one 12 会计（4）班 2011330300403 王婷慧 1.Management: Science, Theory and Practice H. Weihrich The main idea of this paper is about to introduce what is management, the functions of management, the importance of management, and how managers make use of management to operate scientifically for aim of productivity, effectiveness, and efficiency. The purpose of this book is to promote excellence of all persons in organizations, but especially managers, aspiring managers, and other professionals as society has come to rely increasingly on group effort and as many organized groups have grown larger, the task of managers has been rising in importance. In conclusion, management is the process of designing and maintaining an environment in which individuals, working together in groups, accomplish efficiently selected aims. Managers are charged with the responsibility of taking actions that will make it possible for individuals to make their best contributions to group objectives. Managing as practiced is an art; the organized knowledge underlying the practice may be referred to as science. In this context science and art are not mutually exclusive but are complementary. All managers carry out the functions of planning, organizing, staffing, leading, and controlling, although the time spent in each function will differ and the skills required by managers at different organizational levels vary. Managerial activities are common to all managers, but the practices and methods must be adapted to the particular tasks, enterprises, and situations. The universality of management states that managers perform the same functions regardless of their place