Ways People Are Managed

Question 1

Management

Answer 1

executing the day-to-day activities of the organisation,
ensuring output targets are met.

Question 2

Leadership

Answer 2

motivation of people so they understand goals of business/prepared to strive towards them.

Question 3

What are the 5 Management styles(dappd)

Answer 3

•Directive
•Authoritative
•Participative
•Pacesetting
•Delegative

Question 4

Directive

Answer 4

It is characterised by a ‘do as I say’ approach.

•micro-management: workers don’t have skills to do their tasks
•manager must intervene constantly to ensure the required levels of output an
•easily breed resentment.

Question 5

Authoritative

Answer 5

•individual makes all the decisions,
•without input from colleagues,
• difficult decisions .
• results orientated,.

Question 6

Participative+ advantage

Answer 6

•employees participate in decision making
•allowed to contribute to setting goals and strategies.

• improve job satisfaction and employee engagement, leading to lower staff turnover.

Question 7

Pacesetting

Answer 7

leads by example.

•set high targets and standards, work very hard to achieve them.

•Workers expected to adopt their leader’s behaviours

Question 8

Delegative

Answer 8

•manager delegates tasks to employees
•allows them the authority to decide how to complete them.

•They remain responsible for the outcomes but trust their workers

•manager trusts their workers to consistently perform at a high level and communicate openly

Question 9

What are the 3 types of management structures

Answer 9

Hierarchical
Flat
Matrix

Question 10

Hierarchical

Answer 10

•pyramidal organisational structure
•multiple levels where everyone, has a boss.

•Below the chief executive workers are divided into functional teams, each of which has a manager.

Question 11

Flat

Answer 11

•authority and responsibility are shared among a relatively larger number of the organisation’s workers.

Question 12

Flat benifits

Answer 12

•value is placed on creativity,
•which in turn encourages ideas, •analysis and criticism from the broadest possible pool of talent.

Question 13

Matrix

Answer 13

combines a hierarchical with a number of cross-functional project teams

Question 14

Matrix benifits

Answer 14

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•They are also dynamic – constantly adopting and developing the business model.

•Many workers will have two, or more, roles

Question 15

management vs Leadership styles

Answer 15

•management styles~achieving outputs and goals,
•leadership~setting goals and developing people’s willingness and ability to buy-in to those goals.

Question 16

What are the different types of leadership styles(3)

Answer 16

Authoritarian
Democratic
Laissez-faire

Question 17

Authoritarian

Answer 17

•assumes the sole authority to issue instructions and expects workers/employees to act on those instructions without question.

•sets objectives independently and without consultation.

Question 18

Democratic

Answer 18

•participative leadership,
•involves workers in the process of goal-setting and is respectful of others’ advice

• generates higher levels of employee engagement than other model when working with experienced workers

Question 19

Laissez-faire

Answer 19

•delegative leadership style,
•confidence in his colleagues and allows them to get on with it

• there to advise and to ensure his subordinates have the tools to do their job, .

•work with experienced people