As a first step to a better understanding of the management environment, its opportunities and threats, it is important for the manager to take into account its structure and dynamics. Structurally, the management environment can be divided into the micro-environment, the market environment and the remote environment. Q.5.2 Explain “practical experience” as a source of managerial competence and also Explain the path-goal theory of leadership developed by Robert House.

As a first step to a better understanding of the management environment, its opportunities and threats, it is important for the manager to take into account its structure and dynamics. Structurally, the management environment can be divided into the micro-environment, the market environment and the remote environment. Q.5.2 Explain “practical experience” as a source of managerial competence and also Explain the path-goal theory of leadership developed by Robert House.

Management, Loose-Leaf Version

13th Edition

ISBN:9781305969308

Author:Richard L. Daft

Publisher:Richard L. Daft

Chapter1: The World Of Innovative Management

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