Managment and leadership

Question 1

What is a manager

Answer 1

Someone who take control of administering, dircting and ensuring things happen as they should. they follow principles

Question 2

What is a leader

Answer 2

Creates vision that inspires people to follow, they think about long term stratigies

Question 3

Functions of management

Answer 3

1. Planning
2. Coordination
   3.Allocating resources
   4.Organising
   5.Monitoring
   6.Communication
   7.Controlling
   8.Leadership

Question 4

Roles of leaders

Answer 4

1.creating a vision
2.motivating staff
3.empowering workers
4.anticipating problems
5.deciding on structures.

Question 5

3 Non financial motivation matheods

Answer 5

1.Job rotation
2. Job enrichment
3.Job design

Question 6

Theory x manager belief

Answer 6

Most people dont like to work, have no ambition, need constant supervision and are soley money motivated.

Question 7

Theory y manager belief

Answer 7

People are happy to put in effort and are very ambitious, they wish for communication to be felt involved in the businessand are not just money motivated they use non money motivation methods.

Question 8

5 Theory x manager charictoristics

Answer 8

1. Threats employees
2. Not participating
3. Dont belive in team building
4. Sees communication as a one way process
   5.Very controlling and unhappy

Question 9

5 Theory Y manager charictoristics

Answer 9

1.Not controlling
2.Good listener
3. 2 way communication
4.Incentivieses people
5. Very happy

Question 10

5 types of leadership style

Answer 10

1.Autocratic leadership
2.Paternalistic
3.Democratic leadership
4. Laissez- faire
5.Beuraucratic

Question 11

What is Autocratic leadership

Answer 11

Gives orders to follow lots of supervision makes all decions . Theory x. Effective with rapid restructuring and on low skilled workers.

Question 12

What is Paternalistic

Answer 12

Autocratic but care for welfare and ensure employees taht the decision made are the bests

Question 13

what is Democratic Leadership

Answer 13

Consults everyone in decsion making but makes his own decisions. Theory Y.

Question 14

What is Laissez-Faire

Answer 14

Complete delegation and employees decide what tehy do and manager is not involved

Question 15

What is Bureaucratic leadership

Answer 15

Clear hierarchical structure and allows people to speacilise

Question 16

Process of Fiedlers contingency model

Answer 16

1. Identify leadership style use the LPC (finds charactoristics and traits)
2. Identify situation-> Realtionships,ecperience,power?
3. Determine best leadership style

Question 17

Wright and taylors theory

Answer 17

Lots of leadership theory were theoretically correct but in reality leaders can be trained