Is management a technology?

I would argue that management is a technology to some extent,
but that there are aspects of management that are not a
technology.

The Oxford Dictionary of Economics (see link below)
defines technology as

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The body of know-how about materials, techniques of
production, and operation of equipment, based on the application of scientific
knowledge.

Taking this definition, we
can see that some aspects of management fit.  Part of management is know-how.  It is know-how
relating to the techniques of production.  One thing that managers must know is how best to
produce the good or service that their firm sells.

However, part of
management is more of an art, in my opinion.  This is the aspect of management that has to do
with interpersonal dynamics.  Managers have to learn how deal with various individuals who work
for them or with them.  They must figure out how to motivate very different people.  I do not
think that this is something that is learnable through science and therefore I do not think it is
technology.