What is the term for the practice of achieving organizational objectives by using available resources, including human resources?

• A. Leadership
• B. Management
• C. Video-conferencing
• D. Paternalistic leader

Answer: (B)

Managing is about coordinating and deploying resources to achieve organizational goals. It includes planning how to use people, money, technology, and other assets, organizing tasks, directing activities, and monitoring outcomes. People are a central resource, and how they are allocated and motivated affects whether plans are carried out efficiently and effectively. Leadership, while important, focuses on guiding and influencing people rather than the full process of using all resources to reach objectives. Tools like video-conferencing facilitate communication but do not define the practice itself. Paternalistic leadership describes a style of leading, not the broader activity of coordinating resources to achieve goals. Therefore, the term that best captures achieving objectives by using available resources, including human resources, is management.