role of managers and theorys

role of managers

• planning

• organising

• controlling

• directing

planning

• setting targets

• budgeting

• forecasting

• estimating resources needed

organising

• co-ordinating teams

• allocating resources

• giving instructions to subordinates

controlling

• monitoring targets and budgets

• enforcing company policy and rules

• reporting on performance eg, financial performance

• monitoring employee performance eg, conducting appraisals

directing

• giving guidance and instruction

• motivating employees

• delegating authority

trait theory

• belief leaders and managers hold certain traits that distinguishes them from others

• disagreement abt exact traits that make successful leader

• one argument vs this is that successful leaders have been found to possess very different traits from one another

behavioural theory

• suggests there is an appropriate style of management or leadership determined by context, situation and nature of the task

• number of theories that explore behavioural management and consider diff styles based on a number of different factors eg, task vs rs styles or extent that manager tells employees or listens to opinions