Management and Operations in Tesco

Unit 4 - Management and
Operations

TABLE OF CONTENT
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
Defining and comparing different roles of leaders and managers...............................................3
Application of different theories and models of approach...........................................................4
Key approaches to operational management and role of leaders and managers..........................6
Importance of operational management in achieving business objectives..................................7
Factors that impact upon operational management and decision-making by leaders and
managers......................................................................................................................................8
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................9
REFERENCES .............................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Operations management is the proper administration of business practice so that highest
level of efficiency might be created within the firm in smooth manner. Furthermore, the present
report is based on Tesco that is best known for selling variety of goods in various markets. Also,
the report will discuss the role of leaders and managers in conducting various operations within
the business. Furthermore, the study will provide the list of examples to explain the role of
leaders and will also use various theories and models so that better understanding might be
gained. Also, various approaches of operations management and its significance will also be
covered under this report. Lastly, factors affecting business environment that would impact the
decision-making will also be explained in this study in detail.
MAIN BODY
Defining and comparing different roles of leaders and managers
Leaders are the ones that helps the organization achieve various strategic goals in clear
and defined manner through motivating team members and taking certain decision in proper and
responsible manner (Cortellazzo, Bruni and Zampieri, 2019). Furthermore, in the context of
Tesco it can be said that participative leadership style is been used so that employees are able to
present certain ideas openly and in free manner. Moreover, using such type of leadership style is
good for company as it helps to collect the valuable outputs that are earlier unknown to the
management. Furthermore, the detail differentiation between the leaders and managers is been
presented as follows:
Particulars Leaders Managers
Motive Leaders in Tesco are
responsible for creating vision
for the overall firm through
suggesting the management
the ways through which the
current productivity among the
employees might be improved.
In Tesco managers are
responsible for creating the
best business goals either short
or long term so that right
direction might be provided.
Risk taking Leaders are ones that willing Managers on the other hand