Dotpoint 1.3

Question 1

What does management styles refer to?

Answer 1

The manner in which managers interact with their employees and how they make decisions.

Question 2

What are management skills?

Answer 2

The various ‘abilities and traits’ that a manager utilizes to perform certain tasks and duties.

Question 3

How do management styles affect the use of management skills?

Answer 3

Managers will use skills to varying extents depending on the management style chosen, or may not use the skill at all.

Question 4

What is the primary task for students in this course regarding management styles?

Answer 4

To suggest how managers using certain styles will employ different skills in fulfilling their responsibility.

Question 5

Fill in the blank: Management styles refers to the manner in which managers interact with their employees, as well as how they make __________.

Answer 5

decisions

Question 6

List the management styles mentioned.

Answer 6

• Autocratic
• Persuasive
• Consultative
• Participative
• Laissez-Faire

Question 7

True or False: Some management styles necessarily use all the skills effectively.

Answer 7

False

Question 8

What is the first skill students should complete for each management style?

Answer 8

Communication

Question 9

What is the second skill students should complete for each management style?

Answer 9

Decision making

Question 10

What should students do after completing ‘communication’ and ‘decision making’ for each management style?

Answer 10

Dot-point their thoughts on how each management style uses the other four skills.