Management & Operations: Roles, Characteristics, and Differences

This report provides a detailed analysis of management and operations, focusing on the roles and characteristics of managers and leaders. It begins with an introduction to management and operations, emphasizing their importance in enhancing organizational efficiency and production. The report then delves into the specific roles of managers, including monitoring and negotiation, and highlights key characteristics such as risk aversion. The roles of leaders, such as motivator, assigning duties, and strategist, are also examined, along with characteristics like risk-seeking behavior. A comparison of managers and leaders is presented, contrasting their approaches to risk and motivation. The conclusion summarizes the key takeaways, emphasizing the importance of effective management and leadership for organizational development and success. The report uses Tesco as a case study to illustrate the concepts.

Management & Operations

Table of Content
 Introduction
 Role of manager
 Characteristics of manager
 Role of leaders
 Characteristics of leader
 Conclusion
 References

Introduction
Management and operations is considered to be that kind of
process which helps an business in perform various
activities in order to enhance management operation within
an organization. These operations helps in making activities
related to management conducted in more affective manner.
Management through these operations improves efficiency
and production both.

Roles of a Manager
Monitoring- Managers within an organization keeps account
of all activities taking place within an organization.
Monitoring means checking upon various process that has
been used within an organization. Managers of Tesco has
efficient role within different activities of an organization.
There role is to make resources available to employees that
helps in forming of product possible.

Roles of a Manager
Negotiation- This is the process by which managers of an
organization makes various kinds of dispute to be solved in
more affective manner. Such role has to be played by
manager in order to deal with both internal and external
affairs within an organization. Managers of Tesco is
required to play the role of negotiator in order to mark out
solutions upon problems that is related to solving of issues
which has taken place within an organization (Li, et. al.,
2020).

Characteristics of a Manager
Risk Avoider- Mangers is required to analyse about factors
which involves risk and can impact organizations growth
in long term. That is the reason managers in an
organization like Tesco uses different tests that has been
done in order to avoid risk which can occur when process
is been initiated.

Roles of a leader
Motivator- This one of the key role that is been played by
leaders existing within an organization. It makes employees
work with more effectiveness that leads upon achieving
goals with objectives in more faster and better manner by
Tesco.
Assigning Duties- It is considered to be more important role
which has to be played by leaders and related over various
duties that has to be assign according skills which is
possessed by employee's working in Tesco.

Roles of a leader
Strategist- This role if not related to only high
level leaders in an organization. To all leaders
thinking towards making strategic
development possible. They have to keep big
picture in mind and gives direction over
approach that has to be used by team for
making desired results to be attained. Leaders
of Tesco issues guidance that has to be
followed by employees which makes outcome
attained in effective manner . (Lema,Sokol and
Rozlutska, 2020).

Characteristics of a leader
Risk Seeker- Characteristics of such kind has to be
possessed by leaders as it helps in formation of innovative
approach which makes working upon risk to be included in
order to attain better results. Leaders of Tesco should use
the characteristic in analysing those factors which makes
results to be attained in more effective manner.

Difference
Characteristic and
Role Managers Leaders
Risk Avoider/
Risk Taker Managers
consider as that
kind of risk to
avoid upon
working through
different
methods to be
used in order to
get test done
with more
effectiveness.
Leaders are
known as risk
takers and helps
in development of
ideas that is
innovative in
nature. This is
helpful in making
bets outcome to
be generated.

Difference
Monitoring/
Motivate Manager requires to take
a look over performance
by monitoring
environment existing in
an organization like
ASDA.
Monitoring/
Motivate
Leaders helps in
motivating
employees and staff
for adjusting
according to change
in related
conditions.

Conclusion
From the above discussion it is clear that managing operation is
that kind of process which helps in developing management
through various kinds of techniques and strategies that
makes process of management to be smooth. In this file role
of leaders and managers has to be explained which makes
development of organization possible. Also in it effective
results is adopted by an organization in doing proper
management.