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Diploma in Management
April 2007 Intake
Project
March 2008
Leadership and Management,
Is one better than the other?
By Garry Barr
An extended essay submitted in partial fulfilment
Of the requirements for
The Diploma in Management (Learning)
Executive Summary 3
1 Introduction 4
2 Methodology 4
3 Leadership 5
4 Management 6
5 Leadership Styles 7
Leadership involves Non-Coercive Influence 8
Leadership influence is goal oriented 8
Leadership requires followers 9
6 Leadership Styles of three Directors in my Organisation 9
7 Likert’s Four System approach. 11
Exploitative Autocratic Leadership 12
Benevolent Autocratic Leadership 12
Bureaucratic Leadership 13
Democratic Leadership 14
8 The Theory of Management Development 15
Classical School of Management 16
Scientific Management 16
Bureaucratic management 17
Administrative Management 18
9 The Camping and Caravanning Club 19
10 Conclusions 22
12 Summary 23
References 24
Appendix 1 The Camping and Caravanning Club 26
Appendix 2 Questionnaire 27
Appendix 3 Samples of questionnaire responses 28
Executive Summary
This paper is designed to consider, evaluate and analyse the evolution of management through leadership which goes back as far as mankind has existed, linking through to modern day human resource management. This study will look at the current modern thoughts on human resource management and the use of leadership techniques in modern day business. Using selected theories and text from leading figures in this field we will look at the evolution of management, beginning with the classical management school and ending with the human resource school. We will explore modern leadership theories and how they can be traced back in antiquity.
One important finding of this study is that Managerial functions are performed by managers and leaders assigned to each of the functional areas. Acknowledged by all to be the father of scientific management,...