HR management practices and management style
Human resource management are set of organisational activities directed at attracting, developing and maintaining an effective workforce to achieve organisational objectives. The quality of management within firms is a driver of organisational productivity and also contributes to growth and competitiveness. There are many qualities that are needed to be a good leader or manager. A good manager should be able to think creatively, to provide a vision for the company and solve problems. They must be well informed and knowledgeable about matters relating to the business and have the desire to achieve great things. Managers deal with their employees in different ways. Some are strict and like to be in complete control, whilst others are more relaxed and allow workers the freedom to run their own working lives. Management styles and management practices defer depending on countries, this is seen through an analysis of differences between management practices and management styles between Australia and Italy. In Australian management style, it is not expected for managers to see themselves in any way superior to their colleagues. It adopts a consultative style of management which is inclusive of every person’s opinions and which encourages an open debate of ideas. In open meetings challenging ideas of the boss is not seen as rude or disrespectful but as a sign of a fully committed approach. Pragmatism is seen as a key attribute, getting the job completed quickly is more important than the quality of protocol or hierarchy. Italy tends to focus more on a Paternalistic management style. This type of management style is when managers give more attention to the social needs and views of their workers. A manager is expected to act like a manager and appear authoritative and in control. However this desire for managers to be authoritative should not be confused with a desire for managers to be authoritarian. An Italian manager...
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