Written Assessment - Management Report

Task Description - You are to write a Management Report providing analysis and recommendations about how a hairdressing salon called "Rock Paper Scissors" can be managed to success in the contemporary Australian environment. You are a management consultant hired by the owners of "Rock Paper Scissors" to help them better manage the salon. You will focus on;

• the principles, models and theories of management that you have read about in the 12 week unit and how the hairdressing salon is planned, organised, lead and controlled;
• you will also discuss the external environmental factors affecting the hairdressing salon; and
• the contemporary management challenge that this presents.

An example of a management principle is "leaders are critical to the success of a hairdressing salon". An example of a model may be the 'Competing Values Framework' and an example of a theory of management is 'goal setting theory'. You are required to critically think (which means judge) the value and use of these principles, models and theories. The more critical thinking (ie judging) about these principles, models and theories provided in your Management Report the higher will be your marks. I have counted 87 principles, models and theories discussed in detail in the prescribed text book. You are to rely on research from the last five years to back up your thinking and recommendations sourced from peer reviewed journals.

You will also need to demonstrate an understanding of the environment that the hairdressing salon operates in. For example, in the Australian context, management of staff at a hairdressing salon would be important to stakeholders and how theft of property (chemicals and providing free haircuts to the friends of staff) is a management issue. For example, you may give 'critical thought' to the establishment of written policies concerning the cutting of friend's hair at the salon for "Rock Paper Scissors". This would demonstrate your understanding of the managerial environment that the hairdressing salon operates in and the processes and priorities of managers of "Rock Paper Scissors".

You will also need to identify contemporary management challenges that the salon must face. From research you should be able to identify that innovation and the management of innovation within your organisation is one way to keep ahead of competitors. Innovation is a contemporary management challenge. How can innovation be fostered at the salon?

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