Define management development

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What is meant by executive or management development?

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Management development is a planned, systematic and continuous process of learning and growth designed to induce behavioural change in individuals by cultivating their mental abilities and inherent qualities for more effective performance of the work of managing. manager cannot be developed only by taking a course attending lectures and conferences. Management development implies development of people of different attitudes, needs an ambition. The management develop¬ment is necessary to help managers to keep up with technological developments to build high morale at different levels and to help them to create all ideal inter personnel relations in the organisations.

According to Management Development Institute of India— "Management development is the development of management over and above its science and theory, of its practice and application in organisations, corporations and institutions, alike in relation to the organisation and manager, so as continuously to re-equip both to fulfill their purposes more effectively and in harmony with each other and both with the environment in which whey function and have their being and hope to thrive upon and grow