Learning Reflection

Learning Reflection

Table of Contents
Reflection.........................................................................................................................................3
1. Experienced and learning gained from lectures/ seminars .....................................................3
2 a) How received feedback helped in identifying what I am good at .......................................4
b) Areas of work that require improvement................................................................................4
3. Ideas for development.............................................................................................................5
REFERENCES ...............................................................................................................................6

Reflection
During my academic tenure, I attended various seminars and lectures associated with my
course which is management. It is basically a week sessions where the tutors provide us feedback
according to our learnings. After attending the week 4 session on management and its theories,
the experiences and learning gained by me during this session is discussed below:
1. Experienced and learning gained from lectures/ seminars
According to me, Management is defined as a set of principles associated to function of
effective planning, directing, organising as well as controlling the overall practices and activities
of an organisation. It is observed by me that management function became an important part that
ensures growth and success of a business. It is determined by me that it is significant for an
organisation to manage all the activities in an efficient and effective way in order to get positive
results. Along with this, it is analysed by me that there are various management approaches that
is used by organisation. I learnt about both traditional and contemporary management
approaches along with their comparison also. For this the traditional theory tends to include
various theories such as classical, human relations, system and contingency. On the other hand,
contemporary theory include Max weber's, human relations model by Elton Mayo and principles
of Fayol. At the time of assessment, I have identified that there are some sort of mistakes in
traditional approaches and due to this, modern approaches took their place and due to this, it is
beneficial to make effective comparison among both traditional and contemporary theory as it is
helpful in terms of making effective identification for the use of theory. For example, by
comparing the classical theory and 14 principles of Fayol it is identified that in classical one
proper structure is followed as there is a hierarchy of management considering the common
principles and models such as rational goal and internal process. Meanwhile, Fayol tends to
consider 14 major principles that are useful for the employees in terms of performing their job
with the help of their supervisors. Furthermore, contingency theory is compared with human
relations models which is developed by Elton Mayo as both of these model tends to focus on the
social being sand well-being of people considering their requirements. Apart from this, it is also
identified that Max Weber theory and system theory both are quite same as they tends to
represent the proper rules, regulations, standards and norms in which an organisation need to
regulate and operate its functions for the effective survival in the external environment. From the
self analysis, I have identified that the manager of every organisation need to firstly make