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Which Management Style
costargh:
Had a question about management styles and the teacher only marked ONE of the options as correct (if you chose and justified any style other than the correct one you got 0/5). I disagree and think a justified answer would be good enough to gain at least some marks.
I dont have the exact wording but its something like this
Which management style would be most appropriate for Wesfarmers proposed takeover of Coles?
The previous question was associated with minimising Coles employee resistance to the takeover.
daniel99:
I would have said autocratic whilst the takeover was occuring but if they want to minimise employee resistance it would be persuasive.
My teacher said it is acceptable to say any style that you think aslong as you justify your response and the exam is like that aswell (i think).
elaine:
--- Quote from: costargh on June 06, 2008, 07:13:27 pm ---Had a question about management styles and the teacher only marked ONE of the options as correct (if you chose and justified any style other than the correct one you got 0/5). I disagree and think a justified answer would be good enough to gain at least some marks.
I dont have the exact wording but its something like this
Which management style would be most appropriate for Wesfarmers proposed takeover of Coles?
The previous question was associated with minimising Coles employee resistance to the takeover.
--- End quote ---
Man, I can't believe you would get 0/5 for anything else.
I would understand if you put the laissez faire style, but other than that, you should be able to put down any of the other styles and get at least half the marks, if not full marks, if you could justify it.
btw, was the answer the Persuasive style?
Don't worry though, the exam questions are a lot more clear cut then this one :)
costargh:
I put Persuasive and I argued for two reasons why it would be
1) Management needs as much control as possible in a volatile time such as a takeover. They need to be able to make decisions quickly as take overs don't allow for too much consultation once they have commenced.
2) You need to keep the Coles employees happy. So by SELLING the ideas of management you can keep them happy.
Obviously I answered this question a lot better than above but you get my drift.
The answer given was Consultative style because apparently to keep the employees happy at Coles they need to be consulted with, (not just have the ideas of Wesfarmers SOLD to them)
daniel99:
--- Quote from: costargh on June 06, 2008, 07:26:11 pm ---I put Persuasive and I argued for two reasons why it would be
1) Management needs as much control as possible in a volatile time such as a takeover. They need to be able to make decisions quickly as take overs don't allow for too much consultation once they have commenced.
2) You need to keep the Coles employees happy. So by SELLING the ideas of management you can keep them happy.
Obviously I answered this question a lot better than above but you get my drift.
The answer given was Consultative style because apparently to keep the employees happy at Coles they need to be consulted with, (not just have the ideas of Wesfarmers SOLD to them)
--- End quote ---
so you got 0/5??? :| If so id complain!!!
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