Roles of Manager and Leader in Management and Operation unit

Business Management-
Management and
Operation unit

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
1. Introduction of chosen organization...................................................................................1
2. Roles of manager and leader..............................................................................................1
3. Different role of manager and leader at different situation................................................3
4. Theories related to leadership.............................................................................................3
5. Conclusion and recommendation.......................................................................................4
PART 2............................................................................................................................................5
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
Management is the process of administering and controlling the affairs within a firm.
Through effective management system, a company easily run its business and also attain define
aim and objectives in better manner. In the same way, current report provides deep
understanding related to management and its importance within a workplace. The chosen firm
for this report is Asda which is the top international retail firm that provide range of new
products after analyzing the needs of customers. The report will describe the role of leader and
manager within a firm and also by using relevant theories and model, report differentiate
between management and leadership. Report further describe situational leadership, system
leadership and contingency leadership theory with their strength and weaknesses and
recommend different ways through which managers made impact on the organization.
1. Introduction of chosen organization
Asda is top multinational retail firm in UK which provide range of material to their
customer at low rates. In 2019, quoted firm also regain its second place position behind Tesco
and this shows that company has brand image at International market. The management
structure of company is Hierarchical structure where every task is delegated to each and every
department and there is a strong connection between its inter-departments (Murphy and Murphy,
2017). In this structure, authority is assigned as per its ranks and employees their direction from
the superiors.
2. Roles of manager and leader
Manager is that person in an organization who is responsible for controlling and
administrating the entire group as well as staff. The role of manager is to delegate all
responsibilities and coordinate the work of others and also lead their subordinates as well. The
main role of manager includes hiring, training, motivating and disciplining employees. Further,
manager also seek and receive information which concern internal and external events to
determine the organization's environment.
Leader is a person who leads and command a group and always motivate their
employees to perform the best work. The role of leader is to represent the organization and also
integrate and reconcile the personal goals with the firm's goals (Covey, 2017). Further, leader
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