Table of content

I. Introduction
II. Management and leadership concepts
1. Differences between Management and Leadership
2. Link between Management and Leadership
III. Management functions and Leadership roles
IV. Management approaches and leadership theories
V. Conclusion
I. Introduction

Define the basic concepts:

• Management & different levels of management;
• Leadership, followership and how leader’s use of power and authority
to “influence” people (8 influence tatics)
II. Management and leadership concepts

1. Differences between Management and Leadership

• Identify and discuss differences of management and leadership in

terms of style and characteristics.
• Specific real-life examples for each management/leadership style.
2. Link between Management and Leadership

• Analyze the close link between leadership and management

• Critically explain why a successful business requires both effective
management and leadership through a real-life case study.
III. Management functions and Leadership roles

• Identify and explain the main managerial functions and leadership

roles in general.
• A real-life famous business person to discuss how he/she carries the
managerial functions and leadership roles in practice.
• Assess the chosen business person’s performance of managerial
functions and leadership roles in terms of their success and
shortcomings.
IV. Management approaches and leadership
theories
• Sum up all main management approaches and leadership theories
you have studied in the course in terms of their key authors, main
contents and appraisal (advantages and disadvantages). Provide at
least 2 real-life examples of management approaches and leadership
theories .
• Critically evaluate which management approach and which leadership
theory would be the most appropriate in contemporary business
world? Is there a general answer for different business industries (e.g.
service industry, physical commodity industry, etc.)?
• Finally, make recommendations on which management approach and
leadership theory should be applied at a well-know company to
improve the performance of Vietnamese organizations.
V. Conlusion