3.2.1

Question 1

Role of managers

Answer 1

Day to day running of business setting objectives and planning and organising

Question 2

Role of leaders

Answer 2

more visionary and motivate employees influencing and directing 8n order to meet organisations goals

Question 3

Autocratic leadership

Answer 3

leader makes ALL decisions without consultation
works for business crisis or unskilled/ new workers
but can be demotivating leading to low staff retention

Question 4

paternalistic leadership

Answer 4

more fatherly approach
make decisions on employees needs as well as business
can be highly motivating

Question 5

democratic leadership

Answer 5

leader consults team but makes final decision giving them greater involvement in decision making
can motivate staff and frees up management time to focus on bigger decisions

Question 6

laissez-faire leadership

Answer 6

leader allows team to make decisions
works for skilled employees and when employees have same aligned incentives as manager
but can be ineffective if manager is using it as a way to free up responsibility

Question 7

Tannebaum and Schmidt continuum

Answer 7

scale to identify leadership

Question 8

External factors that influence style of leadership

Answer 8

The political and legal environment
❖ The economic environment
❖ The social environment
❖ The technological environment
❖ Changing nature of the industry