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15 Cards in this Set
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Management |
The process of setting objectives and taking decisions to make the most effective use of an organisation's resources. |
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Leadership |
Influencing and direction the performance of group members towards achieving the overall goals of the organisation. |
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Role of managers |
- setting objectives - analysing - leading - making decisions - reviewing |
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Types of management and leadership |
- autocratic - democratic - laissez-faire |
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Autocratic |
Leadership/management style where decisions making occurs at the top of an organisation. There is minimal delegation and close supervision of subordinates. |
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Democratic |
Decisions are made by the majority and there is more delegation of work to employees who are given greater control over their working lives. |
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Laissez-faire |
Leader has minimal input into the operation of a business and the employees make the majority of the decisions with little reference to the leader. |
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Influences on the style of management and leadership |
- tradition and history of the business - the type of labour force( are they highly trained, skilled and confident?) - the nature of the task and the timescale - the personality of the manager or leader |
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The Tannenbaum Schmidt continuum |
Compares the use of authority by the manager with the area of freedom for subordinates across a range of management styles. Consider ads+ did ads of each approach and the factors hat determine what style is adopted by a manager/leader. |
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The Blake Mouton grid |
Compares the level of concern for people with the level of concern for task and then categories into 5 types of management: country club, team leader, impoverished, middle of the road and produce or perish. |
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Impoverished |
This leader is mostly ineffective as they have a low concern for task and a low concern for people. |
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Country club |
As long as team members are happy and secure they will work hard. High concern for people/ low concern for task. The task suffers from a lack of direction and control. |
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Produce or perish |
They are significantly concerned about the task and less concern about employees. They view punishment as the most effective means to motivate employees. They are usually associated with autocratic leaders. |
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Middle of the road |
Medium task/medium people. Compromises on a bit of each concern so neither task nor people needs are fully met. Leaders who use this style settle for average performance. |
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Team leader |
This is the best managerial style as the leaders stress the task needs and the needs of the people equally high as they have a high concern for task and a high concern for people. This creates a team environment based on trust and respect as employees are committed to and have a high stake in the organisation's success which leads to high satisfaction and motivation and as a result high production. |
