Role of Leader and Manager in Management and Operations

Management and Operations

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................1
PART 1............................................................................................................................................1
LO 1.................................................................................................................................................1
P1) Comparison between different role and characteristics of a leader and a manger ..............1
LO 2 ................................................................................................................................................3
P2) Role of leader and manager in different situational context.................................................3
P3) Different theories and models of leadership.........................................................................4
PART 2 ...........................................................................................................................................6
LO 3.................................................................................................................................................6
P4) Approaches to operation management.................................................................................6
P5) Importance and value of Operation management ...............................................................7
LO 4 ...............................................................................................................................................8
P6) Impact on operational management and decision making ...................................................8
CONCLUSION .............................................................................................................................10
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................12
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INTRODUCTION
Management of an organisation is mainly concerned with the process of administering
and controlling the affairs and operation of an organisation. Management of operation is
necessary for all organisation irrespective of its nature, size, structure and type as it aim at
creating and maintaining a business environment where the employees and members of the
organisation can easily and effectively work together to achieve the business objectives in better
way (Chapman and Ellinger, 2019). Leaders and mangers plays an important and vital role in
management of organisation through motivating and coordinating all the efforts of workforce.
This assignment is based on management and operation and the chosen organisation for this
report is Linpac group Ltd which is founded in Lincolnshire, England, UK (Linpac Group Ltd,
2019). It main business is to produce paper packaging for local fresh food producers but now it
has expanded its business across international borders also. This assignment includes a
difference between role of a leaders and functions of a manger along with different theories and
approaches of leadership. Further, an appreciation of the role leaders and managers play in the
management of operations is also there. Finally this report includes the description about
relationship between leadership and management in a contemporary business environment.
PART 1
LO 1
P1) Comparison between different role and characteristics of a leader and a manger
Background
Linpac group Ltd is a manufacturer and marketer of plastic packagings, container and
film products having its headquarter in Wakefield road, England, United Kingdom. This
organisation mainly deals in offering rigid plastic containers and returnable transit packaging
products across the different locations of United Kingdom. Management structure of an
organisation is mainly related with hierarchy of authority and defines the accountability and
communication channels within an organisations. Being a manufacturing organisations, Linpac
group Ltd is having a functional structure to have an effective flow of responsibility and
communication among various functional unit of organisations. This keeps a coordination among
various activities and lead to achievement of targets.
Role of mangers and leaders
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