MGMT704 Leadership and Management

The submission is in the form of an investigative case study report. This should be written in a concise, You are required to make use of headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate, and all work must be supported with research and referenced using the Harvard referencing system.

Examine leadership and management theories and principles, and their impact on the effectiveness of an organisation

Review the influence of different leadership and management styles on the  culture of organisations

Transferable skills and competencies developed

Digital Skills

Communication and Literacy – Application of literacy and visual presentation, ability to produce clear, structured written work.

Business Awareness (Commercial Awareness) – Basic understanding of the key drivers for business success and the need to provide customer satisfaction.

Digital Skills – Locate and retrieve appropriate online sources

Assignment activity and guidance

You are working as a human resources intern at a named organisation that you can gain access to. You have been asked by the CEO to investigate the impact of leaders and managers on the operations of the company. You will conduct a number of interviews within the organisation to compare and examine the role of a leader and the function of a manager.

You will conduct at least one interview with a member of the leadership team and one with a line manager to discuss their roles and how they respond to different situations that may arise. 

You are to produce a report based on your findings for the senior leadership team that includes the following:

1.Identify the chosen organisation’s management structure

2.Confirm the roles of both managers and leaders, describing the differences between management and leadership

3.Compare the different roles of management and leadership in application to different organisational situations, formulated by theories and concepts.

4.Critique the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to leadership and management to draw conclusions that support theories of leadership.

5.Appraise how the managers and leaders have made an impact on the organisation and recommendations for future improvements.

Consider contemporary and seminal theories of management, Leadership vs management and how situations affect the role of a leader and function of a manager.