essay on management concepts

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Assessment Item 2 Essay

The task:

When you think about all the roles and functions a manager has to carry out on a daily basis; what do you think are the most important ones? Why? And what could be a concept of modern management, a modern organisation? For discussing these problems, address the following questions in turn (The numbers in brackets give you an idea of how many words of the overall word count you should spend for answering a particular question):

1. What is a good manager? What does it need to be a good manager? Why? (400)

2. What is a good leader? What does it need to be a good leader? Why? (400)

3. How can, or even should, a manager motivate the people he or she is responsible for? (400)

4. How would an organisation look like where people don’t have line managers or leaders but manage themselves (perhaps even own the organisation collectively, participate in decision- making equally)? (700)

5. What are the advantages of such an organisation you described and analysed in No. 4? (500)

6. What are the main problems or challenges of such an organisation you described in No. 4 - and how can these problems be solved, or at least be managed? (1,000)

Provide compelling and differentiated argumentation supported by strong evidence (references!). Refer to theories or models, and provide examples as appropriate.

ATTENTION: Your report will be checked for plagiarism (i.e. copy & paste / using any material from any kind of source without referencing it properly). Plagiarism will lead to a fail and might trigger further consequences.

Description/Focus: Essay

Value: 40 %

Due date: Midnight Sunday Week 10

Length: 3000 - 3500 words (without list of references, appendix)

Task: Critically evaluate the use of key management concepts for managing people and organisations. In your answer use examples to support your arguments and consider the concepts’ practical applications and implications.

Presentation: Submission in a word document. Include appropriate headings; font Arial 11. CDU Harvard referencing style required. Submissions via Learnline through safeassign submission point.