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CIMA E2 Theorist Revision Notes

1) Several theorists developed theories on management and organizations, including Mintzberg on strategy, Taylor on scientific management, and Drucker on management by objectives. 2) PeopleMayo found workers are motivated by psychological and social needs, like those in Maslow's hierarchy, while Mintzberg identified interpersonal, informational, and decisional manager roles. 3) Theories also examined sources of power, styles of leadership, organizational culture, and approaches to control and change management.

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CIMA E2 Theorist Revision Notes

1) Several theorists developed theories on management and organizations, including Mintzberg on strategy, Taylor on scientific management, and Drucker on management by objectives. 2) PeopleMayo found workers are motivated by psychological and social needs, like those in Maslow's hierarchy, while Mintzberg identified interpersonal, informational, and decisional manager roles. 3) Theories also examined sources of power, styles of leadership, organizational culture, and approaches to control and change management.

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Theorist Theory Basics of theory

Mintzberg Strategy Strategy must be crafted. A purely deliberate strategy hampers learning rapidly fro
Taylor: Scientific man Work study scientific, work planning seperate; Pay incentives motivate, effiicient w
Drucker: Management process(MBO)and MBO: Managing
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Elton
PeopleMayo HR
are motivated by a variety of psychological
needs including social needs.
Maslow and Her Neo-human relatworkers have higher-order needs including personal dev'p't.
Mintzberg: what managersRoles: Interpersonal; Informational; Decisional
French and Ra Sources of p Authoritarian
Coercise; Resource; legitimate; expert; referent; negative
Tannenbaum aSprectrum OF Task - Democratic Rel'p
McGregor) Theory X & Y authoritative; Benevolent
Likert four managemeauthoritative; Consultative; Participative
Ashridge ManaTells (sells), Sells (persuads), Constults (consults), Joins (democratic)
Blake and MouThe Managerialimpoverished:, country club, task management; middle of the road; team
Adair Action-centredLeadership activities must satisfy task; group; ind'l needs of specific situation.
Hershey and BSituational leaHigh readiness = delegation; high moderate readiness = participating; low modera
Fiedler contingency mPosition power; task structure; leader-subordinate relations
Fayol: What do manag Planning: Organising: Commanding: Co-ordinating: Controlling
SHARED
McKinsey 7S VALUES
Harrison OrganisationalPower culture (Zeus); Role culture (Apollo); Task Culture (Athena); Perso
Miles and Sno Strategic cultuDefenders: Prospectors: Analysers: Reactors:
Denison Culture and th Strategic orientation & enviromental response required: Stable internal =
Deal and Kenncorporate cult Risk taking & speed of feedback: Bet your company; hard/ macho; proce
The Hofstede model of nationPower distance; Uncertainty avoidance; Individualism; Masculinity.
Ouichi Theory Z Combines the best of US and Japanese cultural styles.
Negotiation Pr Prep; opening; bargaining; closing
Thomas Thomas framew Avoidant (neglect); Accommodative (appeasement);Competitive (domin
Anthony Levels of ContrStrategic, tactical, operational
Ouchi 3 control strateg Market control;orBureaucratic
Input-focused output-focusedcontrol; Clan control
Johnson and Sccontrol processeDirect or indirect
Help ensure compliance with
Turnbull ReportInternal control laws and regulations.
Appropriateness
6 A's of Effect Affordability
Maier The appraisal in Tell and sell;
_x0002_ Tell & listen;
Manipulation andProblem-solving.
co-operation - Managers must prepare & fo
Kotter and SchOvercoming sta _x0002_
StrategicCoercion,
leaders (5implicit and explicit
approaches = Strategic analysis,
Johnson, Schol3 groups of ch _x0002_ Human assets, Expertise, Control, Change as continuous proces
PRINCE (PRojects IN Controll scaleable; defines clear management structure; focus = delivering produ
PRINCE2 Business Managing
_x0002_ case; plans (product>process);
product controls;
delivery: controls risk; done
the work quality;
by change c
specialist
PRINCE2 Processes _x0002_ Closing a project: checks and reports on success via a project c
4D Model Define; Design; Deliver; Develop
5 stages of risk managementIdentify & record; assess; plan strategies; carry out risk management str
Tuckman Development oForming; Storming; Norming; Performing
Belbin Team roles Co-ordinator (presides); shaper (spurs to action); plant (imaginative idea
How to organise Market vs HierarTransactional
Relationship-specific
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assets associated
contracting
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_x0002_ Divisional form of organisation can reduce extent of bureaucrac
y hampers learning rapidly from experience. A purely emergent strategy hampers control.
centives motivate, effiicient work environment
_ Organising the work _x0002_ Motivating _x0002_ Measuring results _x0002_ Developing people

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nt; middle of the road; team


eeds of specific situation.
ss = participating; low moderate readinesss = selling; low readiness = telling.
nate relations
ting: Controlling

sk Culture (Athena); Person Culture (Dionysus)

required: Stable internal = Consistency bureaucracy; Stable external = Mission (hospital; change internal = In
mpany; hard/ macho; process; work hard/ play hard
dualism; Masculinity.

ment);Competitive (domination); Sharing (compromise); Collaborative (integration)

anagers must prepare & follow up on any actions.


nalysis,
ange as continuous process); middle management; outsiders
e; focus = delivering products; business case = fundamental
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he risk; done
quality;
by change control;
specialists configuration management (total spec); organisation (4 layers of management
and contractors
on success via a project closure meeting

y out risk management strategies; review & monitor


n); plant (imaginative ideas); monitor-evaluator (judges analytically); Resource-investigator (explores opportuni
acts vsand
vices costs associated
supplies w/ premises,
can reduce services,
cost and employment, admin.
complexity.
duce extent of bureaucracy and subversion of mission
pital; change internal = Involvement focus on motivation. Change external = Adaptability organismic

(4 layers of management cover all eventualities: Corporate/ p rogramme management; programme board; proj
ator (explores opportunities); Implementer (practical); Team worker (supportive, diplomatic); Completer (delive
lity organismic

programme board; project manager; stageg/ team managers).


matic); Completer (delivery anxious); Specialist (dedicated, single-minded).

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