EcoThreads, a sustainable clothing company, is facing challenges in its production department. The department manager, Sarah, needs to improve efficiency and employee morale. Due to a recent influx of new staff, there are varying skill levels within the team.
a. Define ‘management style’.
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In this unit students explore the key processes and considerations for managing a business efficiently and effectively to achieve business objectives. Students examine different types of businesses and their respective objectives and stakeholders. They investigate strategies to manage both staff and business operations to meet objectives, and develop an understanding of the complexity and challenge of managing businesses. Students compare theoretical perspectives with current practice through the use of contemporary Australian and global business case studies from the past four years.
This area of study introduces students to the key characteristics of businesses and their stakeholders. Students investigate potential conflicts between the different demands of stakeholders on a business. They examine corporate culture and a range of management styles and management skills that may be used when managing a business, and apply these to contemporary business case studies from the past four years.
management styles including autocratic, persuasive, consultative, participative and laissez-faire
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