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Contents1. Introduction2. Findings2.1 Managerial Work2.1.1 managerial activities2.1.2 managerial role2.2 Mechanisms that could measure managerial performance 2.3 Behavioral theory of leadership2.4 Transformational theory of leadership2.5 John Adair's Action Centered Leadership2.5.1 The reasons why ACL may prove to be important3. Conclusion4. Reference1. IntroductionScotia Airways is located next to Glasgow International Airport. My report will assess the main features of managerial work and explain the main roles and activities of managers. And I will describe the value of two mechanisms that could be used to measure managerial performance and justify how each could be used to assess managerial performance and identify and explain a behavioral theory of leadership and transformational theory of leadership. At last I will analyze how theories of leadership could be used to improve how managers lead staff through this change.2. Findings2.1 Managerial WorkManagement is all about running an organization in a steady state, ongoing administration, organizing structures, establishing systems and processes, controlling in particular by financial means. It can also be defined as the effective use and coordination of resources such as capital, plant, materials and labor in order to achieve defined objectives with maximum efficiency.2.1.1 managerial activitiesManagerial activities can be described as following: forecasting, planning, organizing, commanding, coordinating and controlling. Forecasting means the manager can predict future events.Planning When managers are making planning, it required that the plan to meet anticipated demand. The board of directors express their hopes of the company, and their requires to the company, and then the managers analysis the external environment and the condition of the company. Making planning based on the analysis result. If the plan can get agreement from the board, the managers will convey the goals to every department an d staff. If the plan can’t get the agreementfrom the board, the managers needn’t to make plans until get through. Scotia Airways aspires to mark its international presence, introducing flights to major European tourist destinations, as well as expanding to major business centers in Eastern Europeand the Middle and Far East.●Organizing means the managers can mobilize materials, resources, people and allocate them to departments and people. One of the main strength of Scotia Airwayhas been its ability to work successfully within the regulatory framework of the aviation industry. Because the managers can mobilize resources and employees, encourage them to work hard.●Commanding is the essential characteristic of the managers, lead staff to undertake tasks. The managers in Scotia Airway lead their staff to work under the standard, in order to get success.●Coordinating require ensuring that people, resources, equipment are all working together. The airline has an increasing presence at Scotland’s main airports i n Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. And the work can do well still, the managers coordinate the people, resources and equipment well.●Controlling is the important characteristic of the managers, with the great development of the airline company, the management strength the monitoring progress to ensure to the work can be done well.2.1.2 managerial role●Information role The informational roles link all managerial work together. The three informational roles are primarily concerned with the information aspects of managerial work. In the monitor role, the manager receives and collects information.In the role of disseminator, the manager transmits special information into the organization. The top level manager receives and transmits more information from people outside the organization than the supervisor. Future opportunities seem likelyas the EU and UK government relax their control over the licensing of airline provision. The company can change its work according to the information●Decisional role The decisional roles make significant use of the information. There are four decisional roles. In the entrepreneur role, the manager initiates change. In the disturbance handler role, the manger deals with threats to the organization. In the resource allocator role, the manager chooses where the organization will expand its efforts. In the negotiator role, the manager negotiates on behalf of the organization. The top level manager makes the decisions about the organization as a whole, while the supervisor makes decisions about his or her particular work unit. Scotia Airway is successful in expanding need the managers decide the way of dividing and using the resources.●Interpersonal role Interpersonal role directly result from managers formal power base, managers in dealing with members and other stakeholders of relations, they play a role in interpersonal. In the Scotia airways expansion stage, communication role must effectively promote communication. The vast majority of staff in Scotia Airway have also remained with the business as it has grow through the years, if the managers can do well in communication with the staff, they will get greater performance than expected.2.2 Mechanisms that could measure managerial performance●Motivation and morale of staff●Productivity level●Training and development●Absenteeism●Level of staff turnoverAs the expansion of Scotia Airways occurs and more staff are recruited, the level of staff turnover would provide a primary indicator of staff morale and career development opportunities. This would be particular true as the culture of Scotia develops during its growth period.●Training and developmentTraining —A Needs Assessment should be taken first to determine who needs which program and what topics should be stressed, then each organizational members howto perform current jobs. Help worker’s acquire skills to perform effectively. Training used more often at lower levels of firm, development is common with managers. For example, in Scotia Airways, the management will recruit some employee, then the new recruits need to do some specific training to make themselves can complete the task efficiently.Development —B uild worker’s skills to enable them to take on new duties.General speaking, if the staff can work well on time, and master all the basic skills, it indicates that the training made sense. Good or bad training and development can show the managerial performance is well done or not. Scotia Airway use the positive management, and company’s culture to develop the employee’s responsibility to the air company.Motivation—A great deal of material has been covered in this area earlier in the Scotia Airways. From the beginning this company has been operating very well, with no doubt that every employee must be motivated.Teamwork— Fostering teamwork is creating a work culture that values collaboration such as in a Scotia Airways, people understand and believe that thinking, planning, decisions and actions are better when done cooperatively. Form teams to solve real work issues and to improve real work processes.Delegation—Whatever the structure of Scotia Airways, the various operation of Scotia Airways must be distributed amongst it members. It is necessary to plan, organize, direct and control activities and the Scotia Airways also have done this plan the expansion in five years.2.3 Behavioral theory of leadershipLeadership style is the manner and approach of providing direction, implementing plans, and motivating people.The responsibilities as a manager for each individual are:1.understand the team members as individuals - personality, skills, strengths, needs, aims and fears2.assist and support individuals - plans, problems, challenges, highs and lows3.identify and agree appropriate individual responsibilities and objectives4.give recognition and praise to individuals - acknowledge effort and good work5.where appropriate reward individuals with extra responsibility, advancement and status6.identify, develop and utilize each individual's capabilities and strengths7.train and develop individual team members8.develop individual freedom and authorityTheManagerialGrid(Blake&Mouton)This grid graph places an emphasis upon the concern a manager has for people andthe concern a manager has for task. For instance, Scotia Airway would benefit by analyzing the behavioral approach that managers would require to manage the expansion of Scotia Airways. Whilst it is clear that the achievement of expansion is vital, the need to manage and support the needs of a tightly-knit group of workers will challenge managers. Managers should be trained to reflect the need for teammanagement to satisfy the demand of both production and employee needs.2.4 Transformational theory of leadershipTransformational leaders treat relationships with staff inn terms of motivation and commitment, influencing an inspiring people to give more than just mechanical compliance and hence to improve organizational performance.Transformational leaders openly share information with workers, such as everyone is aware of problems and the need for change, and leaders empower workers to help with solutions. From the case of Scotia Airways, we can know that every workers of this company have known the expansion in five year.Transformational managers would make subordinates aware of how important their jobs are by providing feedback to the worker. They make subordinates aware of their own need for personal growth and development. For example, in Scotia Airways will offer the training program for the new recruits and other staff to help improve their skills.They are charismatic and have a vision of how good things can be. They are excited and clearly communicate this to subordinates. And they engage in development of workers.Transformational managers also should motivate workers to work for the good of the organization, not just themselves. In Scotia Airways, the management set a specific objective expansion over the next 5 years to include long haul destination and management motivate the employee to improve their skills to reach this target.2.5 John Adair's Action Centered LeadershipThe expansion of Scotia Airways will need to be carefully managed. It is very important that managers not only manage effectively but also lead effectively. Leadership theories will play a significant part in the management of the change. John Adair's simple Action-Centered Leadership model provides a great blueprint for leadership and the management of any team, group or organization. Action Centered Leadership is also a simple leadership and management model, which makes it easy toremember and apply, and to adapt for your own situation.John Adair's Action-Centered Leadership model is represented by Adair's 'three circles' diagram, which illustrates Adair's three core management responsibilities:●Achieving the task To the whole company,identifying the task and task allocation is very important. The purchase department should purchase high-quantity aircraft parts, produce the superior planes. The market department should spread the company’s reputation and promote the numbers of flight. The service department should increase the number of servicers, and improve their service level.●Managing the team or group: Team construction plays an essential role in the expansion of the company, so maintaining morale and building team spirit is the first step, and then, setting standards and maintaining discipline is to bind the staff can increase the team-working efficiency, in Scotia Airway, every department should communicate as often as possible, choose those who are poor in working, to make a training to them.●Managing Individuals: The individual is a very small part of the company, but is also the important part. As long as everyone can do well on his or her own, the company will operate well. But the managers also need find the personal problems, and improve them by training and development. Giving praise and status is also necessary at the reasonable time. Encourage task conflict and avoid relationship conflict.2.5.1 The reasons why ACL may prove to be important●It provides an essential management framework which will allow Scotia's management to be specifically trained to lead the organization toward its planned expansion. As ACL sees leaderships as a trainable, transferable skill Scotia Airways will be able to tailor leadership training toward its drive for expansion.●Leadership standards can be established and reported to the individuals and groups. Norms and support mechanisms can be provided by the manager to facilitate achievement of plans and a smooth transition to expanded service.●ACL encourages the understanding of group and individual needs and promotes the development of individual and group capabilities and strengths.3. ConclusionAccording to the information of the findings, there are the answers that assess the main features of managerial work and explain the main roles and activities, describe the value of two mechanisms that could be used to measure managerial performance, Identify and explain a behavioral theory of leadership and a transformational theory of leadership. At last this report also give the planned expansion that Scotia have undertaken, analyze how theories of leadership could be used to improve how managers lead staff through this change.4. ReferenceScottish Qualifications Authority, 2004, China Modern Economic Publishing House, Managing People and Organizations,。