Management and Operations: Roles of Leaders and Managers in Tesco

MANAGEMENT AND
OPERATIONS

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................4
P1.Definition of leaders and managers, their roles and characters in the company....................4
M1.Dissimilarities between leader roles and managers functions by putting concepts and
hypothesis....................................................................................................................................6
P2.Applying leaders duties and manager functions to examine the examples of several
situations......................................................................................................................................6
P3. Pertaining the different theories and approach models by involving leadership that is
situational, systematic and contingent.........................................................................................8
M2.Determing and valuating the strengths and weaknesses about various perspectives to
circumstances at the working environment.................................................................................9
D1. Acutely investigating and assessing the abundant prepositions and methods to leadership
...................................................................................................................................................10
P4. Essential approaches of operation management and part of leader and manager...............10
P5. Significance and Utility of Operation Management in attaining Tesco’s Objective...........11
M3. Improving the Operational Efficiency...............................................................................12
P6. Components of the Business environment that affect decisions of management...............12
M4. Different factor affecting business environment and the wider community......................13
D2. Implementation of Operational Management and factors that influence macro
environment...............................................................................................................................14
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................1

INTRODUCTION
Administration and operations practices are very crucial for the growth and success of an
enterprise (Burns, 2018). Management of the managers play an essential role and are essential
strengths of an organization. The company is enhanced at the market place by manager’s
support. Management and leadership are the vital components of business. The selected popular
business enterprise in this report is Tesco. It is the largest supermarket chain which provides
groceries, home ware, financial, clothing, telecom, and internet services among U.K and also
diversified worldwide. Tesco has been listed on London stock exchange. Managers and leaders
have their own potential to bring effectiveness in an organization by utilizing their own talent
and skills and perform various roles in order to obtain company’s goals. This report outlines
approaches, theories, role of leaders and managers, their comparison and aims to evaluate
different methods of management and leadership skills that are practiced in Tesco. It attempts to
calculate their strengths, weaknesses and managerial and operational needs that make
organization different from other organizations and its style of management and leadership.
MAIN BODY
P1.Definition of leaders and managers, their roles and characters in the company
Leader: A position holder in the company assigned to guide and motivates employees in
an organization to acquire success by moving on right path (Zaccaro and et.al, 2018). It always
motivates its followers to maximize the effectiveness of performance and efficiency of
productivity. A leadership is a talent and skill that leads resources to move towards company’s
vision and acquire success. A leader let employees understand belief and norms and instruct
them to follow in order to obtain Tesco’s objectives.
Manager: A manager is the administrator of a company for the acquirement goals in an
efficient and effective manner through organizing, directing, planning and staffing the resources
of an organization (Dzwigol and et.al, 2020). Manager integrates and assembles resources to
achieve goals and arranges the production factors as well. They regulate activities and let
resources on board to follow organizations vision in achieving success. Manager uses a
procedure of motivating and leading physical, informational and financial resources of Tesco to
reach its aims and goals in an appropriate way.

Comparison of roles and characteristics
Basis Leader Manager
Roles Leaders are among senior and
top positioned employee of
Tesco who look over how the
company is running. Leaders
are the team builders and their
roles are inclined to make sure
the operations are performed
smoothly. They are oriented to
deal with the affairs of
employees and harmonize
them in lines with the aims
set.
Manager is the administrator
of a company for the
acquirement goals in an
efficient and effective manner
through organizing, directing,
planning and staffing the
resources of Tesco . Manager
integrates and assembles
resources to achieve goals and
arranges the production
factors as well. They regulate
activities and let resources on
board to follow Tesco’s vision
in achieving success. Manager
uses a procedure of motivating
and leading physical,
informational and financial
resources of Tesco to reach its
aims and goals in an
appropriate way.
Characteristics A leader has characteristics of
delegation of authority,
commitment towards work
and strong communication. A
leader is creative, confident,
honest, caring, good decision
maker, motivator,
A manager has various
characteristics such as
flexible, manages period of
the activities, responsible,
specific, reliable, accountable,
patient, empathy and has
positive attitude