Best Management Practices

Research paper on Best Management Practices
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Abstract PAGEREF _Toc306798524 \h 3
Introduction PAGEREF _Toc306798525 \h 3
Statement problem PAGEREF _Toc306798526 \h 4
Research questions PAGEREF _Toc306798527 \h 5
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Thesis statement PAGEREF _Toc306798529 \h 5
Literature review PAGEREF _Toc306798530 \h 5
Methodology PAGEREF _Toc306798531 \h 6
Limitations PAGEREF _Toc306798532 \h 7
Findings PAGEREF _Toc306798533 \h 7
Conclusion PAGEREF _Toc306798534 \h 12
Reference PAGEREF _Toc306798535 \h 14
Appendix 1 PAGEREF _Toc306798536 \h 15
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Abstract
There is somewhere in everybody`s life that one need to make decisions. This makes everybody a manager in one way or another. This research is going to bring out the tips of becoming a good manager in business. It will also bring out the aspect of a good role model. Another thing that will be brought out in this research is how your area of study will help one become a good manager.
Introduction
Everyone wants to be a manager in his or her area of study someday. It is the dream of most people if not all to become the boss of one`s own business someday. This if accomplished one has to have the best managerial skills in order to make one`s business thrive. This is the reason why the researcher is writing this research paper to bring out the strategies, tips to be followed in order for one to become a good manager, how to become a good role model a fact which goes hand in hand with good managerial behavior.
Kotter (1996) defines management as processes which keep people and technology running smoothly no matter how complicated they are. While a manager according to Reh (2008) is the person who plans, directs, monitors the work of a group of individuals, and taking necessary action when needed.
Statement problem
In order for a business to run smoothly, there has to be a manager managing it. This research will bring out the aspect of a good manager in order for a business to run well. There are those qualities that a manager should have so that he above can be accomplished and this will be brought out well in this research.
Best management skills are expected in every manager no matter his or her area of study. Remember that one is in business to put into practice what he or she acquired in his or her area of study. This is why this research will help bring out the strategies that are to be followed in order for one to be able to do well in business.
A manager should be a good role model. His deeds should be those that when someone looks at them they desire to emulate them. This helps those emulating them have positive feedback in all that they do. It also leads to your employees giving you the respect that you deserve. Silverman (2008) points out that a good role model should always if not always make positive choices this makes him/her a credible role model.
Not all managers that are good role models. Some people are adored due to their negative deeds. This lead to these role models having a negative impact on those people who are emulating them. It also leads to lack of respect by your employees. When there is no respect between the boss and the subject, it leads to work being done badly thus producing negative results. This research will bring out the steps to be followed by managers in order for them to have that positive aspect to his/her employees and also to those who are aspiring to become managers in the future.
Research questions
1 How can a person become a good manager?
2 What are the strategies used for one to become a good manager?
3 How can one use his/her area of study to become a good manager?
4 What does it take for one to become a good role model or coach to others?
Objectives of the research
1 To bring out the characteristics of a good manager.
2 To analyze the strategies used in management.
3 To assess how one can become a good manager regardless to his/her area of study.
4 To analyze the aspects of a good manager.
5 To bring out what is expected in a manager by his/her employees.
Thesis statement
This research seeks to bring out the general understanding of best management practices. Thus, the research will bring out the aspect of a good manager, the strategies that should be used for good management and the aspects of a good role model.
Literature review
Effective leadership helps every nation at the time of need. This is what makes an organization successful and thus, hitting its profits (Mills, 2005).
Martin and Glenn (2008) states that two things that remain true in management are: A big proportion of employees think that their managers don`t have what it takes to be a leader and lack interpersonal skills. The other thing is that most managers are in their positions due to their technical know-how and not their ability to manage other people. This is because many managers want to be taken on the basis of what they can do instead of how they want a task done and in this case by the employees.
Silverman (2008) describes a role model as a person who other people imitate, emulates or look up to for guidance. He continues to say that they are those good role models who have a positive impact on the people emulating them. While there are other bad role models, who bring a bad influence on the person emulating them. In the researcher`s case, the researcher will concentrate on the good role models. He continues giving characteristics of good role models. To him a good role model should: make positive choices, think out loud, admit when he is wrong and apologize for his/her mistakes, be respectful, should be well-rounded, should have confidence in who they are and finally a good role model should follow through on those whom he/she is mentoring.
Vanessa (2008) describes a business strategy as a plan or trend that will make ones business or businesses grow. This should be the goal of every manager. Growth is what makes one know whether he/she is making progress or not.
Methodology
This research was conducted in an actual business setting. The researcher went to different businesses within the cities and conducted face to face interviews with the mangers in those businesses.
The researcher distributed questionnaires to different employees in those businesses that the researcher went to do the research. This helped the researcher to come up with a conclusion on how the employees perceive their bosses.
The researcher also used other researches that have been taken in the past. This helped the researcher to compare his findings to those that have been found in the past. In relation to this the researcher used other secondary sources such as books, journals and articles that are related to the topic of management.
Limitations
The researcher did not have a smooth sailing while doing the research. There are some problems that the researcher encountered during this process. These limitations include:
Financial shortages while carrying out the research, to print out the questioners the researcher needed money. There was also the need of money when it came to transport from one business to another and this at times became so difficult for the researcher to handle in terms of finances.
Not all the businesses that the researcher went into were welcoming. Some businesses personnel were not willing to cooperate thus, forcing the researcher to find other businesses to carry out the research.
This researcher was demanding and thus, the researcher had to sacrifice time to do it. This led to the researcher missing most of the co-curricular activities but at long run the sacrifice was worthwhile.
Findings
Questionnaires
The questionnaires were strictly distributed to the employees of the ten businesses that the researcher visited. In total the researcher visited a total of ten businesses. There were a total of ten questionnaires thus; the researcher gave one questionnaire to an employee per each business.
Question 1
What are the qualities of a good manager?
From the findings this is what the researcher found:
* A good manager has to have that good relationship with his/her employees.
* She/he doesn`t have to be afraid to fire an employee who is not performing.
* A good manager has to recognize the effort...