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theories of management in relation to my style of management.

Running Head : THEORIES AND STYLES OF MANAGEMENT

_ Theories of Management

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Date : Managers are responsible for many things in an organization and most of them handle various situations depending on their management style . The major role of mangers is to get things done in the direction of their goals for the organization (http /www .thinkingmanagers .com . The management style on the other hand is the leadership method employed by a manger . There are four management styles commonly used by managers these are : directing participating

, delegating and guiding (http : www .solhaam .org . The style that a manager will use determines whether the work gets done or not Successful mangers have the capacity to use all the management styles on their group . The situation in which the group is in always determines the management style in which the manager uses to make his /her group achieve their objectives . However , there is a style that is dominant in a manger and it might be hereditary or acquired through education or experience . Most managers learn the management styles from the theories of management

The 20th century has seen theories changing over time starting with bureaucracy and universalism of before 1920s , human relations of 1930s and motivation of 1950s . All these theories had one common thing and that is to make employers work whether through the use of authoritarian participative , guiding and delegating and all had advantages and disadvantages and hence theorists are still finding the most effective one to be used by modern managers . Douglas McGregor proposes two theories , which emphasizes on employee motivation . He did not use to identify but rather used symbols X and Y . These two theories suggest that the role of management is assembling the factors of production , which includes people , for the economic benefit of the organization (http : www .accel-team .com . In this essay theory Y is discussed in detail and its implications analyzed

McGregor in his theory Y believes that employees can only be motivated best by improving their self-esteem and self-actualization . He generalizes that work can be as natural as play or rest and believes that workers can be made to enjoy work as they enjoy play and rest . He also believes that if people become committed to their objectives they can direct themselves towards meeting these objectives and this assumptions is echoed by many managers who believe that if they make their group members committed they can perform their tasks with very minimal guidance

McGregor further says that workers can be committed to their objectives if there are rewards such as higher pay or promotions . This is very time in many organizations and this has led many firms introduce the culture promotion by performance and hence employees always take their work very serious since they know that there are benefits in return . In fact , the reward system is a major motivation for many employees since it leads to self-fulfillment . He further beliefs that if employee are motivated they will definitely be...

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