A local bakery, ‘Doughlicious’, is struggling with inconsistent product quality and low staff morale. The owner, Sarah, currently adopts an autocratic management style, making all decisions independently. To improve the business, which of the following changes to Sarah’s management approach would MOST likely enhance both product quality and staff morale?
Maintaining the autocratic style but focusing on improving her decision-making skills through data analysis and competitor benchmarking.
Shifting to a participative management style, actively seeking input from her bakers on recipes and production processes, thereby utilising their expertise and fostering a sense of ownership.
Delegating all decision-making to a newly hired external consultant with expertise in bakery management, allowing Sarah to focus on financial administration.
Adopting a persuasive style, where Sarah makes the decisions but then explains the reasoning behind them to her staff, focusing on convincing them of the correctness of her choices.
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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.
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