Acca paper F1 fia diploma in Accounting and Business Accountant in Business (AB/fab) exam kit

Required: 
For each of the above descriptions identify the appropriate management skill, as 
per Mintzberg’s management skills theory, by writing A, B, C, D or E. 
(i) Entrepreneur 
(ii) Spokesperson 
(iii) Liaison 
(iv) Resource 
allocator 
(v) 
Monitor 
(0.5 marks each, total = 2.5 marks) 
(Total: 4 marks) 
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(a) 
PUG sells clothes and other accessories for pet dogs. It primarily sells through a small 
shop in an affluent area of the capital city of country P. It has been struggling to make 
a profit in recent years and its owner, U, is concerned about its long-term survival. 
PUG has a small but dedicated workforce, which is experienced in pet retail. 
U is considering a number of possible approaches to managing his staff in this period 
of decline: 
A 
He could ask the staff for ideas about how to turn the business around, though 
U would still have the final say on which, if any, of these ideas were used
B 
He could decide on a plan to improve the profitability of the business and 
simply inform his staff of how this will be implemented 
C 
He could decide on a plan to improve profitability and explain the reasons and 
benefits of his proposals to his staff members 
D 
He could come to a mutual decision with his staff about the best way forward 
for the company 
Required: 
Identify the approach above which is associated with each of the following 
management styles, by writing A, B, C or D. 
(i) Joins 
(democratic) 
(ii) Consults 
(participative) 
(iii) Tells 
(autocratic) 
(iv) 
Sells (persuasive) 
(0.5 marks each, total = 2 marks) 
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