Keyword: «руководство»

The author considers the ratio of the ancient Chinese philosopher Guan Zhong, Lao Tzu, Confucius to the political leaders. Thinkers believed that from the moral qualities of the “noble man” depended on both the integrity and prosperity of empires and their decline and decay.

The aim of this article is to analyze the term “management” and to draw a distinction between similar categories such as “management”, “leadership”, “organization”, “directorship”. This article presents a survey of different authors works, who use these categories in psychological literature. It reviews the characteristics and content of terms, distinctive features, limits to applicability and clarifies the definitions.