A Guide to Management Styles
The purpose of this web guide is to provide free internet resources that
deal with styles of management.
It features resources appropriate for those involved in different levels
of any management hierarchy.
20th
Century Management Theories
This site from the University of Glamorgan in South Wales looks at ten
management theories popular
during different decades of the twentieth century, such as “Scientific
Management” and Frederick
Taylor; “Management Fundamentals” and Peter Drucker; and “Bureaucracy”
and Max Weber.
Institute of Management
Excellence Homepage—Online Newsletter
This link from the Institute of Management Excellence Homepage is an incredible
wealth of information.
Each of the five sections included in the newsletter (Glossary of Management
Styles; Managers vs.
Leaders; Changing Styles for the New Millennium; Middle Managers; and
Internet Resources) offers
extensive information, additional internet links, and management related
articles accessible on the internet.
It would also be advantageous to visit the Excellence
in Management Homepage.
Management
Files from Houck & Associates
These “management files,” available from Houck & Associates, an advisory
firm, are intended for middle
and senior management and for business owners. The information
in the files ranges from management
styles, and problem employees to networking.
Various
Styles of Management
This is another large site with an impressive amount of information.
The site is divided into three parts:
Various Perspectives, which looks at management styles; Related Library
Links, which is divided into
sections on Management, Leadership, and Supervision; and On-Line Discussion
Groups, which provides
links for accessing management discussions.
Autocratic
and Permissive Management Styles
This site examines the Autocratic Style (“Leader makes all the decisions…”)
and the Permissive Style
(“Leader permits subordinates to take part in decision making…”).
Aditionally, other leadership styles,
which can be used effectively with the Autocratic and Permissive styles,
are examined. Finally, four
situations are presented allowing for consideration of which management
style might be most appropriate
in each situation.
Choosing the
Right Management Style
This site examines the effectiveness of “situational leadership,” which
involves using four different styles
in order to manage effectively. Also, caveats to keep in mind
when using situational leadership are provided.
Defining the
Traits of a Successful Leader
Asserting that in the world of business “leadership is the defining ingredient
that separates the mediocre
from the superstars,” this site provides “key traits” that the successful
leader will possess.
What
Makes a Great Manager
This article was written by Gerald Blair, University of Edinburgh.
Blair is the author of the book,
Starting to Manage: The Essential Skills. Here, he provides
approaches to managing, including
"The Three Faces of a Manager," "Vision-Value-Verve," and "Plan-Monitor-Review."
A link to
other articles by Blair is also provided.
Management
This site includes over 20 articles dealing with management and management
issues. The
Open
Door Management, Management
Basics, and The
Reniassance Man(ager) links provide
specific management ideas.
He
Leads, She Leads
This site is an article from USA Today’s “Entrepreneurial Tightrope” by
Gladys Edmunds. A question
is asked by a reader regarding male vs. female management styles.
Edmunds responds by citing a 1994
research project commissioned by the National Foundation for Women
Business Owners in which
variations of management styles based on sex are examined.
Center
for Women’s Business Research
This site provides the full 1994 report, "Styles of Success, The Thinking
and Management Styles of
Women and Men Business Owners,” which was cited in the USA Today
article in the web site listed
above. Along with the complete findings from this report, links
to five charts representing report findings
are also available.
Management
Styles and Motivation
This small site explores “motivational needs” of employees and some “motivational
factors” that are
important to employees. Additionally, there is a link to a brief
“what type of manager are you”
questionnaire.
Test
Your Management Style
First, this site introduces four types of management styles (Producer,
Administrator, Entrepreneur and
Integrator). Next, after answering the 10 question questionnaire,
requiring a Macromedia Flash plug-in,
which can be downloaded from the site, a score is provided indicating
which management style is best
represented by the answers provided to the questionnaire.
Cultural
Styles of Management
This site presents management styles as they vary by culture. From
British “Pragmatic Management”
to Italian “Dependent Management,” this site presents brief explanations
of each style and suggests
the importance of learning from each culture in our “global world.”
Web Guide prepared by W. Lynn Bivens, July 2002