unit 2- managers, leadership and decision making Flashcards
what is a leadership style
the manner and approach of providing direction, implementing plans and motivating people
what is management
the art of getting things done through people
who created the theory x and theory y theory
mcgregor
what is the theory x person like
assumes that employees dislike work, lack ambition,avoid responsibility and must be directed and coerced to perform
what is the theory y person like
assumes that employees like work, seek responsibility, are capable of making decisions, exercise self direction and self control when committed to a goal
what are the 2 things that leadership styles are about
- the way that the functions of leadership are carried out
- the way that a leader behaves
what are the 4 generalised leadership styles
- authoritarian
- democratic
- paternalistic
- laissez-faire
what is delegation
passing of the authority down the hierarchy from a superior to a subordinate
what does tannenbaum and Schmidt categorise
the range of behaviours from being manager centred leadership where managers make all the decisions and inform subordinates to being subordinate centre leadership
what does the Blake mouton grid categorise
management and leadership styles based on the degree of importance given to the concern for production in relation to the concern for people
who has low concern for people and low concern for production
impoverished
who has low concern for people and high concern for production
authoritarian
who has high concern for people and low concern for production
country club
who has high concern for people and high concern for production
team leader
who is in the middle of the grid
middle of the road
