Explain the nature of management culture and how this may vary from one company to another as well as the impact it has on corporate success.

Learning outcome 1: Identify the principles of management and organisational structure in relation to size and purpose.

Learning outcome 2: Explain the nature of management culture and how this may vary from one company to another as well as the impact it has on corporate success.

Learning outcome 3: Identify the relationship between business planning and operations and the problems of ensuring consistency.

Learning outcome 4: Illustrate the importance of effective communication between managers with different responsibilities.

Assignment Questions

Written Report
The assessment for this module is for students to provide a report that demonstrates their development of appropriate skills and knowledge through the module. Since there is no written examination in this module, the tasks below cover all the learning outcomes of the module.

Task 1

You are a manager of a small London based clothing retail company with only three other staff working for you.
Please explain the four main functions of your management responsibilities:
Planning
Organising
Leading
Controlling
Explain how one of the above management functions might change if you were working at a multinational clothing corporation.