GOOGLEY

Googley



Googley

Introduction

Googley has become one of the large-scale business conglomerates in the Internet and enterprise world. How could a easy concept suggested in a dorm room by Larry Page and Sergey Brin augment into this gigantic monster of the enterprise world? The reason of this case study is to analyze the causes as well as likely scenarios that will help Googley lead the ascribe all through the new millennium (John, 2005, 67-73).

Theories and Relevancy

One of the most important functions of an organisation is the management. Without this function or department there will be no rules, procedures, discipline, motivation, culture and so on. The principles of management and leadership will be divided into a number of sections to be analysed in detail. Most of these theories and styles will be related to TGI Friday's for a wider discussion and explanation.

Management StylesManagers have to perform many roles in an organisation and how they handle various situations will depend on their style of management. A management style is an overall method of leadership used by a manager.

There are three management styles in an organisation: autocratic, democratic and consultative.

Autocratic style is the type of management where there is only one person in charge that has total control. The employees are expected to carry out the set tasks exactly as specified. Employees are told exactly what, when and how work is to be carried out. Opinions and task aren't shared between any other workers so motivation is quite low. There are organisations that employ people who have little ambition. The workforce will not need to be skilled for their job, so motivation will not be essential. The manager will be the decision maker.

A democratic style of management has many advantages as it motivates employees through job satisfaction and team spirit. It makes them feel valued if they are taking part in decision-making, and this will help the organisation to achieve its objectives. There is more contact between managers and its workforce. They will be able to get to know each other and this could lead to them being able to work better together if they socialise. However, there are disadvantages to this type of management style. Consulting the workforce can be time consuming which will slow down decision-making.

Consultative style of management is similar to democratic but managers are in charge. Employees are encouraged to voice their opinions on any subjects raised and management listens to all sides of any argument and to anyone who wishes to express an opinion. The leader then makes the final decision and employees do not actually share the power that management has. The manager will be more aware of who is capable of what.

In TGI Friday's, employees perform in their given sections of the floor and act under their own responsibilities, managers duties are to help employee's through difficult situations or problems that may effect the team performance. At the beginning of every shift, a short shift meeting is held between the employee's and the managers to bring any issues and ...