Weeks 4-8 (incl) Flashcards
Management is…
The process of planning, organising, leading and controlling to meet organisational goals.
The three managerial roles are…
Interpersonal, information, decisional
Interpersonal roles…
provide leadership, build relationships and act as liason between groups inside/outside the company
Informational roles…
provide higher ups with information to minimise the risk that they fall out of touch with the front line.
Decisional roles…
choose anything and everything from candidates for other roles, to prices. Pushing decision making further down the pyramid eases transitions and makes a more efficient line of command.
A strategic plan…
outlines a firm’s long range organisational goals and set a course of action.
What are the steps of the strategic planning process?
- Define mission, values, vision
- Perform a SWOT analysis
- Develop forecasts
- Analyse competition
- Establish goals/objectives
- Develop action plans
The two types of forecasts are…
Quantitative and Qualitative.
The three types of managers are….
Top managers, middle managers, first line managers
Top managers…
set strategic goals, highest level of management. CEOs etc.
Middle managers…
implement the goals of top managers and coordinate the work of first line managers
First line managers…
supervise operating employees, lowest management level.
Leadership is the process of guiding and motivating people to work toward organisational goals. What are the 5 types of leaders in a business?
Autocratic, Democratic, Laissez-Faire, Participative management, Employee empowerment.
What are the 5 stages of the control cycle?
Establishing standards based on the strategic plan, measuring performance, comparing performance with standards, and making a correction if needed.
What does benchmarking achieve?
It sets standards- quality is a performance variable by which measures are made.
What is the contingency approach?
A model of leadership that describes the relationship between leadership styles and organisational situations.
The situational model…
links behavioural style with task readiness.
The four leadership styles outlined in the situational model are…
Directing style, Coaching style, Entrusting style, supporting style.
What is Fiedler’s contingency theory?
The extent to which a leader’s style is task or relationship oriented.
The favourability of a leadership style is determined by…
Quality of relations, degree of task structure and degree of formal structure.
What does a charismatic leader do?
Has the ability to motivate employees to transcend their expected performance. Followers put aside their own interest for the sake of the team.
What does a transformational leader do?
Can be characterised by their special ability to bring about innovation and change.
What does a transactional leader do?
A leader who clarifies employees’ tasks and roles, initiates structure and provides rewards.
What are the four indicators of motivation?
Engagement, satisfaction, commitment and rootedness
Motivation stems from…
The drives to…
- Acquire, bond, comprehend and defend
The classical theories of management are…
Scientific management (increased performance through financial incentive), and the Hawthorne effect (the idea that employees change behaviour under constant monitoring)
What is Maslow’s hierarchy of needs?
Human needs categorised in a pyramid scheme. The categories are
- Physiological needs (bottom), safety needs, social needs, esteem needs and self-actualising needs (top).
Theory X management is
The managerial assumption that employees are irresponsible, unambitious, dislike work and that managers must use force to motivate them. Extrinsic threats.
Theory Y management is
Employees like to work and can be motivated by working for goals that promote creativity or causes that they believe in. Intrinsic rewards.
Herzberg’s two fact theory splits factors in to…
Motivators and hygiene factors
McClelland’s three needs are…
Theory of motivation that highlights needs for power, affiliation and achievement.
Expectancy theory is…
effort put in corresponds to expectations about ability to perform, rewards and attractiveness. Belief in yourself is ‘self-efficacy’. it can relate to the discord between employee and manager.
Equity theory is…
The idea that employee satisfaction is based off the ratio of inputs to outputs. Changing effort, changing job or asking for a raise can bring the ratio back in to equilibrium.
Goal-setting theory is…
The idea that setting goals can be an effective way to motivate employees. Goals need to be specific or difficult, in order to inspire.
- Often implement by MBO (management by objective).
- Managers and employees work together to structure personal goals.
What are the negatives of goal-setting theory?
Narrow gaols neglect the big picture, overly challenging goals lead to risk behaviour, poor timelines can degrade performance. Can also lead to unhealthy competition, decreased intrinsic motivation.
Human resource management involves
Obtaining, keeping and training of employees.
Challenges of HR are…
Aligning the workforce, fostering loyalty, monitoring workloads and work/life balance of staff.
3 types of employment are…
Flexitime, telecommuting, job sharing.
Diversity can be split in to several different categories- these are…
Age, gender, race, ethnicity, religion, ability.
Some other things for HR to consider are…
The employee life cycle, the development and evaluation of employees, administering employee compensation.
What is the marketing mix?
Tools used to create an appealing offering to customers.
What are the four aspects of the marketing mix?
Product, place, price, promotion (4ps)
The integrated marketing mix…
Use the 4ps to communicate image, brand and the offering.
The Product element…
is all about the creation of value for customers by developing a comprehensive offering
MARCOM (integrated marketing communications) is
the coordination of the 4ps and integration with firm’s other activities.
The social communication model is….
falls under promotion aspect
an approach to communication based on social media and the establishment of a conversational tone.