IGCSE & A LEVELS GUIDE

We all understand that there are mainly four leadership styles: Democratic; Autocratic; Laissez-Faire; Paternalistic. We also understand that different managers have different approaches towards their workforce: some have a more soft approach and others a more hard one. But what are the factors that determine what management style a manager will use ? According to Douglas McGregor the attitude of managers towards their workers will have the largest impact on how they will man

Chapter 12 - Management Learning Objectives: To learn the different leadership styles and the functions/roles of management. Being a manager is no easy job! There are two main theories regarding managers' functions and roles: Fayol Functions of Management Mintzberg Management Roles According to Fayol , the 5 following functions of management are to facilitate the management process - they focus on the relationship employees vs. managers: Planning objectives and tactics, orga

Chapter 10 - Human Resources Management Learning Objective: To understand employee appraisal, career plans, and trade unions Human Resources Managers are responsible for a very complicated issue : Appraisal is about evaluating an employee's performance against pre-set objectives; Development, on the other hand, can take the form of new challenges and opportunities , trainings , promotions , etc. - motivation; Development and Appraisal are important parts of employee satisfa

Motivation is the desire of workers to see a job done quickly and well: By meeting their individual objectives, motivated workers drive...

Chapter 10 - Human Resources Management Learning Objective: To further explore HRM responsibilities To continue with the many...

Chapter 10 - Human Resource Management Learning Objective: Understand various responsibilities of the HRM There are different reasons why...

Chapter 10 - Human Resource Management To-Do-List: Activity 10.3 Learning Objective: To understand the purpose of Human Resources...

Chapter 5 - Stakeholders in Business Learning Objective: To understand how businesses approach conflicting stakeholders' interests. As...

Chapter 5 - Stakeholders in Business Learning Objective: To understand the several stakeholders and their various interests New Airport...

Chapter 4- Business Objectives Learning Objective: Communicating, changing, and translating corporate objectives. We discussed the...

Chapter 4 - Business Objectives Learning Objective: Hierarchy of Objectives Objectives are also of key importance because they allow...

Chapter 4- Business Objectives Learning Objective: Business objectives of private and public sector businesses Business objectives are...

Chapter 3 - Size of Business Learning Objective: Business Growth (3.3) There are many reasons why businesses want to grow : With growth...

Chapter 3 - Size of Business Learning Objective: Small & Family Businesses (Ch. 3.2) Mongolia is a great place for us to discuss small...

Chapter 3- Size of Business Learning Objective: Looking at Business Size - The Right Way? (Ch. 3.1) What do you call a small business?...

Chapter 2 - Business Structure Learning Objective: Forms of Business Organization (Ch. 2.2) Before diving in to the different forms of...

Chapter 2 - Business Structure Learning Objective: Structuring an Economy The economy of a country is made of different sectors of its...

Learning Objective: Introduction to Enterprise Chapter 1: Enterprise Value creation is the sole main purpose of a business. By creating...