Leadership Styles at British American Tobacco Report

This report offers a comprehensive analysis of organizational theory and practice, focusing on the case of British American Tobacco (BAT). It begins with an introduction to the changing business environment and the importance of organizational flexibility in adapting to customer needs. The report examines management styles, principles, and functions, highlighting the leadership approach of BAT's CEO and its impact on market efficiency. It delves into the organizational structure of BAT, including elements like marketing, finance, and human resources, and discusses the steps taken to achieve high performance, such as emphasizing quality and fostering strong relationships with customers. Various leadership styles are explored, including directive, autocratic, and transactional styles, with examples from other companies like Tesco and Sainsbury's. The report also analyzes the effects of power, influence, and conflicts within the organization, emphasizing the importance of effective communication and conflict resolution. Furthermore, it explores the motivation strategies employed by BAT, such as offering opportunities for employee development and recognizing individual contributions. The report concludes with recommendations for further improvement.

Organisational Theory and
Practice

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION ..........................................................................................................................3
Examination of management style, principles and functions......................................................3
Organisational structure and steps taken to achieve high performance......................................4
Leadership style..........................................................................................................................5
Effects of power influence and conflicts.....................................................................................6
Various motivation strategies used by British American Tobacco ............................................7
Examples of corporate.................................................................................................................8
Recommendations.......................................................................................................................9
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................10
REFRENCES ................................................................................................................................11

INTRODUCTION
Business environment has been changing day by day and organization is focused over
improving time and make structure in coping changes over requirement of customer which are to
be satisfied. Flexibility has been determined by significant feature which makes guiding of
business organization over changes according to condition of market. Various responsibility has
been able to supervise activities handling various activities to make process appropriate. In this
report British American Tobacco company is taken. It was formed in the year 1902. From this
cigarettes is being sold for satisfying customer needs that is located in London, UK. Use of
organizational structure performance level is imposed that impacts organization in direct manner.
This assignment is based on significance of leadership style that us adopted by CEO of
British American Tobacco company that helps in brining efficiency at market level. Various
theories are there that creates direct influence on power and conflicts discussed within the
assignment. Various aspects is being considered by manager of business organization that
enhances performance and various benefits under which challenges has been faced. Macro
environmental factor of an business organization takes appropriate decision for success of
business organization. They adopt different style of leadership and appropriate strategy that
helped the business organisation and giving right path in order to achieve favourable outcomes at
Marketplace (Oyewo and Akinsanmi, 2020).
Examination of management style, principles and functions
Management signifies plaining, organizing and perfroming work whcih make goasl and
objective of an organization to be achieved. Management style is that method taht has to be
adopted by supervisor for nmaking goals to be achieved. Principals of management includes
plaining, organizing and controlling activities in appropriate way. This is one of most important
function of administartion taht helps in perfoming activities in apropriate way. Leaders holds
responsibility over perfoming functions that makes improving in management style and selection
of principals is seprating from administartive activities of organization.
The CEO of British American Tobacco in this directive strategy is used for
administrating in appropriate manner. Prime purpose of these tactics has been helping in using
procedure of an organization in which improving of specific system is being executed within an
organization to be improved. In relation to this main focus is to provide superior quality which

makes satisfaction to be achieved. It directs administration strategy which is based upon
capabilities, skills and qualities that makes superior quality over facilitating to its user. Main
focus is there over providing superior quality cigarette to users for creating satisfaction within
them. Another example in relation to management style is connected for goal accomplishment
with objectives of an organization that generates positive ambience at marketplace. It is there to
have significant value which makes trust, respect and cooperation of an organization. Also an
strong relationship is formed within employees of organization. That is why this management
style is adopted by Sainsbury.
The management style that is being adopted by business oragnization that pursuade
administartion style. Autocratic leaderhip style is using various features whcih helps in making
appropriate decision whihc benifits organization. Managers obeys persuasive supervisor whcihb
helps in atking decsion at marketplace. This management style is followed in TESCO.
Organisational structure and steps taken to achieve high performance
Organizational structure this signifies activities and functions that has been helping in various
things as well as assigning for managing accomplishment of goals within an organization. This
makes rules and responsibility of various relations to human resource in business organization.
The organisational structure signifies the inflow or outflow of information of company among
various levels at marketplace (Nast, 2020).
There are various elements like marketing, finance as well as human resource that created
the organisation structure of British American Tobacco.
British American Tobacco has to focus on various qualities that has to be offered to its
users for success and growth existing within an organization. Culture of organization assists in
taking appropriateness over decision that assists in effective manner. This is helpful for an
business organization in boosting productivity with profitability of business organization.
Organization structure of British American Tobacco that is emphasised on forming good
relationship for satisfying user. This makes communication to be satisfied in fulfilling needs of
customer. This has been offered over facilitating superior quality which makes attraction of
services within market place. Social networking has improved engagement of customers that
helps in developing of positive bond which makes understanding to be done in appropriate way
possible.

Different organizational structure adopted by various organizations is known as
divisional structure. This is applied by organization as it helps in running business at different
geographical areas to be expanded and covers various small companies under it. Adopting such
structure an organization majorly focus upon growth of every department within an business
organization. Such organizational structure faces different problems within communication and
helps in providing cooperation from one another. Cost related to size and scope of an
organization or staff. Wal-Mart has been considered one of the largest organization which
operates business worldwide. This is considered to be best known organization that is related to
sector and adopts structure in appropriate manner which handles various activities and functions
existing in business organization all over the world.
Leadership style
The leadership style it is that style under which main focus is upon operating business
organization which motivates employees and makes them fulfilling objectives of business
organization within given time period. Various changes in leadership style is based on
characteristics style of leadership makes assistance to be updated in alteration that is required for
organization as per changes taking place within macro environment of organization. For
implementing of various improvements in an business organization which makes focuses on
hiring of skilled workforce that makes improvement in program. In addition to this offer has
been made over training session of employees. This has been assisting organization which
increases efficiency level of an organization.
Various kind of leadership like transformational style of leadership that has been assisting
business organization within business has been proven to be changes in various process and
culture within organization. The supervisor of Tesco is focused on achieving different kind of
leadership style that makes providing favourable environment in business organization by
applying more effective strategy (Gherardi, 2016).
Another leadership style that has been adopted by business organization is autocratic style
of leadership. This has been considering proper style of leadership that makes appropriate
decision in given period of time. Discussion is not required in respect of decision making within
business organization. Role played by manager in an organization is related to adoption such
leadership style which helps in taking decision in appropriate manner in an organization.

Managers adopts such leadership style in order to take decision in relation to manufacturing,
sales that is done in appropriate way.
Transactional leadership style is considered as the superior style of leadership that help
the organisation in achieving success. The role as well as responsibility is strictly discussed in
this kind of leadership style. It makes ensure the role of subordinate are divided appropriately in
order to achieve favourable outcomes.
Effects of power influence and conflicts
Power is the significance which defines about capability of individual person which leads
over motivating person for performing work in better manner. In other words this is considered
to be that authority given to manager of an organization to order an individual person over
carrying out work in appropriate form. Various kinds of issues is there that make implementation
of supervisor existing in business organization and makes goals to be achieved with objectives
set by an organization in relation to changes existing within an organization. That is why
individual person feel to know over perspective that is related to an individual person and
feelings in polite way possible. Also power has been helping in motivating various individuals
for carrying work in proper way which brings positivity with Ambience over place of work.
It I helpful in reducing conflicts in various business organization that has been
differentiated by individual performing work with feeling of togetherness. Different kind of
issues is taking place in business organization which reduced conflicts. This impacts productivity
within business organization to perform work in appropriate manner that ensures reduction in
conflict level and grievances of an organization that has to be solved in proper manner.
Managers of British American tobacco is focused over taking appropriate advantage of
power and authority assigned to an organization. Their focus upon performing various functions
in appropriate manner by utilizing power. It has been handling different performance on
quarterly basis for making subordinates to monitor control with level of performance at
workplace (Eldor, 2017).
In addition to this the supervisor of British American tobacco focuses on there is no
conflict as well as grievances that is occur among the employees of business organisation. For
maintaining appropriate communication within business organisation it is necessary to bring
innovative ideas and give equal importance to an individual person. It helped the business
organisation in achieving success in future period of time that is helpful for the company.

Herein various responsibilities of manger is there to reduce conflict and grievances that
has been accruing over employees within an organization. Roles and responsibility is required
over separate employees within an organization. This is done to carry out different duties and
responsibility without any kind of interference or restriction in them. Mangers of British
American tobacco is focused on taking advantages of power and influencing conflicts that has
been arsing within an organization. Such conflicts are being handled in effective manner
possible.
Various motivation strategies used by British American Tobacco
Motivating is one of the most important part of business organization in order to perform
work in appropriate way possible. This is necessary for HR manager of an organization that
motivates and individual person in helping by making performance of work in appropriate
manner possible. This is the duty and responsibility of supervisor which ensures that motivation
and satisfaction level of individual person that has to be kept in mind before taking decision
which benefits the organization. Motivating skills has to perform work and various factors is
adopted by supervising to make sure that employees become motivate or is being satisfied by the
workplace. There are different factors which is being adopted by supervisor in order to make
sure that satisfaction is achieved by the employees.
The supervisors of British American tobacco that has been offered for increasing
confidence level within order to make motivation possible. This has been helping in providing
mutual trust with cooperation of employees so as to encourage leadership. Leaders of British
American tobacco has been helping in increasing employees and bringing positive ambience at
workplace. It has been helping subordinate for providing environment that has helped in taking
decisions by befitting organization. Due to motivation that has been offering by supervisor that
makes innovation to be performed at workplace. It has been helping in motivating employees
within an organization for carrying work in best manner possible (Eissa and et. al., 2019).
Another method that is being adopted by supervisor of an organization is there to
encourage employees by giving different examples. It has to make sure that HR mangers asses
skills with capability of an individual which is required by an organization. That is why leaders
observes that efforts has been made by employees over work which is been done by employees
towards work on the basis of skills and experiences. This has been motivating employees to
work over skills and gain experience out of it. In has been motivating employees of an

organization which provides path to its manger that helps in gaining experience. This makes
achieving of goals within an organization in appropriate manner possible. Also leaders is
required to make analysis of employees on the basis of skills that is being possessed by
employees and makes achievement of goals possible in appropriate manner possible.
Further method is being adopted by an organization which encourages employees that
offers various kinds of non financial advantages. This has been involving favourable ambience
existing within an organization. Also feedback, review and ideas of every subordinate in respect
of activities existing within an organization that is collected by managing assistance which
encourages and motivates. This shows and display about the commitment that has been helping
in achieving of goal with objectives in an business organization. This helps in building of
mutual trust and performing work in more efficient manner possible. Such kind of things helps in
forming of trust and confidence.
Examples of corporate
There are different kind of corporate that has to be followed by the administration,
leadership and various kinds of motivational theory is being adopted by American British
Tobacco Company. All this is done to operate business in appropriate way. Different examples
has been providing direction within the organization that makes various process which improves
various system and strategy to be implemented in appropriate manner possible. This has been
adopting management style which makes ensuring development of ability, skills and quality of
work that has been supervised over adopting business organization. It has been emphasizing on
bringing productivity with superior quality over products to create customer satisfaction.
The British American tobacco organization has been adopting inspirational style of
leadership which has been helping in making sure that main focus of leader has to be focused on
developing talented and knowledge of employees, individual which offers training session in
order to increase skills and knowledge at workplace (Butzbach, 2018).
On the other hand Toyota has adopted leadership style because this has made
encouraging of employees within an organization over the quality services given to its
customers. This has been performing functions in appropriate way which uses various kinds of
tools like quality management, Six Sigma and lean production. This provides enhancement of
quality by generating customers and reducing wastage of materials. It is the responsibility of

supervisor to provide effective training to its employees for running their business in an
appropriate manner and also adopts leadership style which will be beneficial for organization.
Motivational strategy has been adopting by British American Tobacco organization that
has helped in motivating employees and helps organization to achieve goals and objectives
within n the per-decided time period. This can be understood through adopting ways that
encourages employees to increase productivity that boost revenue or profit within an
organization. This provides various kinds of program related to finance and non finance benefits
that is good for employees within an organization (Bramford and Eason, 2020).
Recommendations
Management is that kind of method which has been adopted by British American Tobacco
Company in appropriate manner possible. This has helped the organization in managing its
process and activities in better and efficient way. Also it makes more revenue of an organization
to be generated. Different kind of method is being used by improving and motivating employees
of an organization. There are different information with recommendation that has to be obtained
by an organization in order to ensure that performance of an organization has to be improved in
future time period.
 The organization is required to be focused upon adopting top approaches of
communication. It makes ideas and view points to be shared that is related to various
functions and operations that has been benefiting an organization. They are being focused
upon confirming issues that has to be faced by the employees with in an organization.
They are using this approach for communicating with its employees in direct manner and
it also helps in increasing the performance level of employees in future period of time
 Further more an organization is required for adopting different styles of leadership that is
transformation style and has been adopted by CEO of Amazon. This has been helping in
bringing regular development for making satisfaction level of employees. Leadership
style has to be focused on bringing change and providing directions to the team members
for carrying out work in appropriate way. It makes advantages of business organization
that increases performance level by adopting leadership style in an business.
 Also the organization that adopts Maslow hierarchy theory of need has been helping in
motivating employees to a greater extent. This makes an organization in adopting of
different level that is needed to be fulfilled by an organization which leads over

motivating employees. In context to this monetary offering or rewarding them makes
satisfaction to be created. It emphasizes an offering with social Esteem needs that has to
make self actualization needed to be subordinate for boosting and performing business
level in an organization (Bernhard-Skala, 2019).
CONCLUSION
From the above mentioned report it has been analysed that changing business environment
and organization focuses on improving time as well as makes generation of structure that has
been coping up with changing requirement for making satisfaction to be achieved within
customer. Flexibility has been determined when significant feature has to be assisted with
business organization that has been using various changes arises as per the condition in market. It
responsible over supervising in tackling various activities in order to handle process in
appropriate manner possible. Various aspects is to be considered by managers of an business
organization which makes performance to be enhanced and more effective with various
challenges. This is required over assessing and changing macro environmental factor of an
organization and take appropriate decision for success within business organization. This has
been adopting different style of leadership and has helped an business organization in order to
attain appropriate outcome.

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