Business Studies Notes

Introduction

Differentiate between the chain of command and the span of control.
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Construct a hierarchical structure and a flat organisational structure. Contrast the two diagrams by listing their differences.
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Explain why there has been a reduction in tall hierarchical organisations.
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Classical approach

Outline the impact the Industrial Revolution had upon the development of management theory.
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Explain what is meant by the term scientific management.
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Identify the main bureaucratic features Max Weber believed were needed to exist in a business for it to operate efficiently.
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Summarise Taylor’s principles of scientific management.
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Construct an organisational chart of where you work or of your school.
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Determine how autocratic managers motivate their staff to achieve the goals of the business. Assess whether their style is successful.
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Behavioural approach

Identify five characteristics a manager should display in order to be a leader.
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Explain what the Hawthorne studies revealed about employee motivation.
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Explain why effective communication is crucial for business.
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Describe how as a team leader you would make your group a cohesive unit.
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Outline why work teams are becoming more common in today’s businesses.
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Assess why the development of behavioural management approaches would be called a significant turning point in the evolution of management approaches.
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Contingency approach

Deduce the important lessons the contingency approach teaches managers.
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In conclusion...

Determine which style of leadership you would prefer to adopt if you were a senior manager.
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