MANAGEMENT STYLES

Management Styles

Management Styles

Introduction

Management is the core element of any organization. Effective management leads to the success of an organization. Talking in the context of management, there are appropriate management styles to be implemented accordingly in any organization. These styles are implemented as per the nature of the organization. The purpose to adapting the styles is to add efficiency and effectiveness in the organizational processes. The paper discusses three management styles implemented on three different types of business.

Investigation

Management by Walking Around

MBWA - Management by walking around is an unstructured management approach in which managers keep a random check on the company processes and employees. The style is also referred to as management by wandering around (Resse, 2009, pp. 10-11).

Sole Trader

Scenario: A sole trader with two employees.

In this scenario, there is a small team to be managed. Management by walking around is an ideal approach in this context. There is no need of an extra supervisor to keep and check and balance over the employees. The owner can directly communicate to employees and get regular follow ups. It will be easy to meet the employees and boost their motivation level.

Partnerships

Scenario: A business with 5 partners.

Management by walking around in a business including 5 partners can support in expanding the geographies as there can be a partner to monitor the locations. The partners can perform the same role in diversified locations. This management style can also turn as a drawback if all the partners are operating at a similar location. It gives emergence to the 'dominance' factor.

Managing in a large PLC

Scenario: A line manager for 30 staff members working in 5 locations around Scotland.

In a public limited company, the management is comparatively more complex. In this scenario, the staff members are operating in a scattered geography. Therefore, the management by walking around style will not be an appropriate strategy in this business type. The manager cannot reach every employee, and might vary with the factors of this management style.

Management by Exception

MBE - Management by exception is an approach in which the management only focuses on the critical items that contribute in shaping the business (Cowman, 2004, pp. 79).

Sole Trader

Scenario: A sole trader with two employees.

In the context of a sole trader, things are easily manageable. The owner is solely responsible for all the business activities therefore, the focus cannot be limited only to the exceptions. The manager in this business type needs to deal with all issues and strategies. It is not an ideal style to be implemented in this type of business.

Partnerships

Scenario: A business with 5 partners.

In the partnership business, the processes function in a shared structure. Every partner spends as much time as he/she can to ensure meaningful and sensible threshold. These partners can adopt this style of management by collaboratively focusing on the exceptions as it can potentially support the strategic decisions. The partners can allocate the management contribution accordingly.

Managing in a large PLC

Scenario: A line manager for 30 staff members working in 5 locations around ...