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what is meant by management

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The process of dealing with or controlling things or people.

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what are functions of management

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  • communicating
  • controlling
  • co-ordinating
  • decision making
  • evaluating progress
  • leading
  • motivating
  • planning
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what are constraints on management

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  • skills of the leader’s ability to lead and or motivate
  • ability to make decisions
  • strength of the leader and therefore ability to delegate
  • other departments/ managers within the organisation
  • structure of the organisation, whether centralised or decentralised
  • nature of the market in which the business operates
  • state of the economy (level of inflation/ unemployment/ growth balance of payments/ strength of the pound)
  • objectives of the business
  • level of unionisation
  • amount of competition within the market
  • budget of the business and subsequently the department in which the manager/ leader operates
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what is meant by leadership

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the action of leading a group of people or an organization, or the ability to do this.

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leadership theory- Carlyle and Galton

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Their ‘trait theory’ concentrates on the traits exhibited by successful leaders or, the characteristics required of a leader.
The original thoughts suggested that the characteristics required of a good leader were attributes that such leaders had; they were not learnt.
Once these ideas were looked at in the 1980s, key characteristics of an effective leader were highlighted:
- motivational: the ability to motivate others
- integrity: showing a ethical approach
- self-confidence: being assured
- creative: new ideas
- intelligent: able to reason, and solve problems.

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leadership theory-

McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y

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the theory of how managers view employees.

A Theory X views employees as:

  • lazy - disliking work and responsibility
  • lacking the will to work unsupervised
  • lacking initiative
  • largely motivated by money
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behavioural theory- Blake and Moulton’s managerial grid

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contingency theory- Lewin’s

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contingency theory-

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contingency theory-

Schmidt’s behavioural continuum

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functional theory-

Adair’s three circles

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what is a autocratic leader

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typical characteristics of an autocratic manager:

  • sets the work and expects it to be performed precisely as directed
  • does not involve employees in decision making
  • very strict
  • doesn’t believe in employee autonomy
  • believes in top down communication and doesn’t encourage employee participation
  • believes in close supervision
  • thinks employees are solely motivated by money
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what is a democratic leader

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a typical democratic manager:

  • encourages employee input into decision making
  • believes in employee autonomy
  • encourages two-way communication
  • allows employees to use their initiative
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what is a laissez-faire leader

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typical characteristics of laissez-faire managers:

  • is remote for employees
  • provides very little direction for employees
  • adopts a ‘let them get on with it’ approach
  • often requires employees to set their own tasks and objectives
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what is a paternalistic leader

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typical characteristics of a paternalistic manager includes:

  • wanting the workforce to feel involved in decision making
  • consulting employees
  • persuading employees to accept his or her view, regardless of the employee’s own views.
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what is the impact and importance of leadership for a business and its stakeholders

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  • employee motivation

- leads to stakeholders dividends

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what is meant by motivation

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a strong desire to act in a particular way and to achieve a certain result.

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McClelland

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Herzberg

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Maslow

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Vroom

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Locke

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Drucker’s

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Peter’s

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what are monetary methods of motivation

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  • pay rises
  • bonuses
  • piece rate
  • shares
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what are non-monetary methods of motivation

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  • praise
  • staff parties
  • job enlargement
  • job enrichment
  • job rotation
  • teamwork (opportunities)
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what is the usefulness of motivation practices for a business and its stakeholders

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what is meant by employer/ employee relations

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what are the benefits of good employer/ employee relations for a business and its stakeholders

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what are the costs of poor employee relations for a business and its stakeholders.

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minimum wage

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health and safety

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equality

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data protection

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dismissal

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grievance

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what is meant by employee participation

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employee participation- industrial democracy

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employee participation- participative decision making

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employee participation- works councils

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what is the impact and importance of employee participation to a business and its stakeholders

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what is meant by a trade union

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what is the role of a trade union

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what are the advantages of a trade union membership for a business and its stakeholders

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what are the disadvantages of a trade union membership for a business and its stakeholders

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what are the social influences on human resources

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what are the legal influences on human resources

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what are the ethical influences on human resources

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what are the environmental and economic influences on human resources

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what are the political influences on human resources

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what are the technological and international influences on human resources

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what is the impact and importance of a human resources strategy for a business and its stakeholders

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