Management as a Art The main features are : 

(a) Practical knowledge: Every art requires practical knowledge therefore learning of theory is not sufficient. It is very important to know practical application of theoretical principles. 

(b) Personal skill: Theoretical base may be same for every artist, but each one has his own style towards his job. That is why the quality of performance differs from one person to another.

(c) Personalised application: Every manager has his own way of managing things depending upon his knowledge, experience and personality. 

(d) Perfection through practice: Practice makes a man perfect. Every artist becomes more and more proficient through constant practice. Similarly a manager becomes perfect in application of management principles through practice.

(e) Goal oriented: Every art is result oriented as it seeks to achieve concrete results. In the same manner, management is also directed towards accomplishment of pre-determined goals. 

(f) Creativity: Every artist has an element of creativity. It means producing something that has never existed before. It is a combination of intelligence & imagination. Management is also creative in nature like any other art.

Management as a Science The main features are : 

Universally acceptance principles: Scientific principles represent basic truth about a particular field of enquiry. These principles may be applied in all situations, at all times & at all places. Management also contains some fundamental principles which can be applied universally like the Principle of Unity of Command i.e. one man, one boss. This principle is applicable to all type of organization – business or non-business.

Principles based on Experimentation: Scientific principles are developed through observation and experimentation. Similarly management principles are also developed through experiments & practical experiences of managerial personnel.

Cause and Effect Relationship: A scientific principle establishes cause and effect relationship between various variables. Similarly management also establishes cause and effect relationship in dealing with various situations in an organisation.

Conclusion: From the above discussion we can say that management is both science and an art.