Mba 1st Sem, Principle and Practice of Management

In comparison, management focuses on systems and structures and is distant from the thoughts and emotions of individuals. It applies coercion in its endeavour to achieve results. The law of force has it that where there is force there is a reciprocating resistance. Therefore, managers do not attain the required attitudes and behaviours in personnel that are in line with the goals of the organisation.

The concept of leadership by authority is when a focus of power is with the manager. People tend to follow people who are seen as powerful. The manager will make the decisions, oversee policies and procedures for achieving goals, work tasks, control of rewards or hand out the punishments.

Based on the unit one written assignment instructions I have revised the reading chapter of the given text book about the definitions of leadership, entrepreneurship, and strategy in section two of chapter one in the text. Simultaneously used the internet given required to find different

MBA focuses on analyzing case studies rather than being more practical with what has been learned.

2. Background. The Authoritarian Leadership Theory can be defined simply as the establishment of strict, close control over followers by keeping close regulation of policy’s and procedures given to followers (Howell, 4). Authoritarian leaders set clear expectations as to what should be accomplished and how it will be accomplished. As such, the authoritarian leader fills the void as both the leader and the commander, which makes for a clear divide between the leader and follower. If executed poorly, this kind of leadership tends to lead to negative attributions towards subordinates and makes it ineffective and disruptive to the designated group (Hughes, 158).

Having good authority helps employees to reach goals and objectives of the organization. In addition, this also affects the output and performance of employees. As a result, employee’s performance and quality will increase also having an effect on employee’s behavior. In the other hand, bad authority has negative effects employees’ behavior. For instance, when I was working at Chiricahua Community Health Centers, the authority was very bad. It was never to keep action in employee’s objective but rather to point fingers and punish According to Bolman and Deal, authority is there to shape and direct the behavior of employees (Bolman and Deal, 2008).

Even though his ideas cover the base of management concept, managers nowadays doesn’t implement it to the full extent. Either, for the lacking of management recourses in their organizations or the nature of their organizations don’t help them to do so.

The wider the authority-power gap, it reduces the power that the subordinates perceive a manager to have (Marquis & Huston, 2012, p. 286). There are times when subordinates refuses to follow commands by the authorities due to different points of view on both sides. Especially when authority abuses their power it can repel subordinates from perceiving the authority’s legitimacy. “Sometimes subordinates feel badgered by very visible exercises of authority… because overusing command can stifle cooperation” (Marquis & Huston, 2012, p. 287). I have seen over abuse of authority at a workplace and it harms the relationship between the manager and the employees.

Good afternoon, I’d like to make an order of ___________(88) CDs of the _____ (70) and ______(80). I would like to have them before ______________________(02/20). Take note if it arrives after (five thirty p.m). ________, we will not be able to recibe them. I need ____________ (3/5) of the order to be from The Beatles, ___________(1/5) of the Bee gees and ____________(1/5) of ABA. If you are able to make me a discount I’m able to pay before _____________ (02/01). My purchase has a total of $(twelve five hundred thirty-two with 5 cents)_____________. If the discount is more of _______________(1/8) of my purchase I’m willing to do deal with you.

Authority represents the power that lies within a managerial position and that gives the manager the right to assign the jobs to his subordinates and to expect that the assigned jobs would be completed by the subordinates. By the virtue of authority, the superiors are empowered to make their juniors and subordinates work. The organizational structure should clearly define the line of authority so that the overlapping actions might be avoided (Mahida).

In traditional settings, leaders derive authority from bureaucratic values. In a bureaucratic authority, there is a hierarchy of relationships within the organization. Sergiovanni (2015), describes the relationship of supervisors and subordinates as lacking collaboration and common goals. In a hierarchy, “goals and

Somehow, this brilliant entrepreneur managed to adapt his management style to it. As he wrote in his book Like a Virgin, this actually made him a better manager and it became what he considers a major business advantage.

Distribution and the use of power in organizations is an important issue since the very early existence of bureaucracy. Managers use various sources of power at their disposal to lead, motivate, and control the work of their subordinates such as legitimate, reward, coercive, and referent powers. Most of organizations are based on the hierarchy and chain of command where the title of the leader reflects the status within the organization. Based on the hierarchal status, the leader is able to exert more power on the subordinates. Legitimate

Many people believe they can either be a good or great manager. The actual reality to this is some people are actually not fit to be a manager either because they do not know what to do or because they do not know how to handle themselves. Throughout this paper, management styles will be discussed, and the qualities of a good manager.

A study design is the procedure that guides a researcher on how to collect, analyze and interpret observations. It is a logical model that guides the investigator while he navigates through the various stages of the research. Study types can be classified severally depending on the research strategy employed. A study type can be non-interventional that is ‘observational’ where a researcher just observes and analyses researchable objects or situations without intervening. Non-interventional study designs can be exploratory, descriptive or comparative. A study can also be