Leadership vs Management
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Student Name: Benjamin Day
Student ID: MIT ID = 130000077; SCU ID = 22081948
Email address: ben.day@tcdc.govt.nz
Unit Code & Name: MNG00720 Foundations of Management
Tutors Name: Graeme Sterne
Assignment Number: One
Due Date: Monday 25 February 2013
Date Submitted: Friday 22 February 201
Declaration:
I declare that this assignment is my own original work and has not been submitted for assessment elsewhere.
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I have read and understand the Rules relating to Awards (Rule 3.17) as contained in the University Handbook.
I understand the penalties that apply for plagiarism and agree to be bound by these rules.
Signed: Ben Day (Please type name here)
Date: 22/02/2013
Table of Contents
Assignment Premise 3
Executive Summary 3
Introduction 4 What is a manager? What makes a good one and are all managers ' great leaders? 4 Great managers make great decisions 5
External and internal factors affecting the performance of the modern manager 6 Culture and performance 6 Global Financial Crisis 7 Information overload 7 Ethics and social responsibility shaping management 7
Conclusions 8
Bibliography 9
Assignment Premise
Today 's business world revolves around making decisions, often risky
For use with online submission of assignments
Student Name: Benjamin Day
Student ID: MIT ID = 130000077; SCU ID = 22081948
Email address: ben.day@tcdc.govt.nz
Unit Code & Name: MNG00720 Foundations of Management
Tutors Name: Graeme Sterne
Assignment Number: One
Due Date: Monday 25 February 2013
Date Submitted: Friday 22 February 201
Declaration:
I declare that this assignment is my own original work and has not been submitted for assessment elsewhere.
I acknowledge and irrevocably agree that the assessor of this assignment may, for the purpose of assessing this assignment:
• Reproduce this assignment and provide a copy to another member of faculty for review and comment, including whether the work is an original work; and/or
• Provide a copy of this assignment to a plagiarism checking service for review so that it may determine whether the assignment is an original work. The checking service may retain a copy of the assignment on its database for the purpose of future plagiarism checking.
I have read and understand the Rules relating to Awards (Rule 3.17) as contained in the University Handbook.
I understand the penalties that apply for plagiarism and agree to be bound by these rules.
Signed: Ben Day (Please type name here)
Date: 22/02/2013
Table of Contents
Assignment Premise 3
Executive Summary 3
Introduction 4 What is a manager? What makes a good one and are all managers ' great leaders? 4 Great managers make great decisions 5
External and internal factors affecting the performance of the modern manager 6 Culture and performance 6 Global Financial Crisis 7 Information overload 7 Ethics and social responsibility shaping management 7
Conclusions 8
Bibliography 9
Assignment Premise
Today 's business world revolves around making decisions, often risky
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