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Unit 13: Management Development

Notes
Table 13.1: Selection of Techniques
Technique Suitability
Job Rotation This is particularly useful in the development of diversified skills and to give the
executives a broader outlook, which are very important to the upper management
levels.
Understudy An understudy is normally chosen with a forethought of making available to the
organisation a subordinate who is equal to his superior in the event of retirement,
illness or death of the superior. The subordinate will be able to take over his
position and manage as effectively as his boss could.
Multiple This technique is mainly useful in bringing the managers out of their narrow
Management shells and help them gain a broader outlook and knowledge in different
functional areas.
Case Study In the development of executive analytical and decision-making skills, this
technique is particularly useful.
Incident This technique improves one’s intellectual ability, practical judgement and social
Method awareness.
Role Playing Role playing helps executives in understanding people better by giving them
vicarious experiences.
In-Basket Situational judgement and social sensitivity are the two important qualities that
can be developed with the help of this method.
Business This technique may be used in order to develop organisational ability, quickness
Games of thinking and leadership.
Sensitivity This helps one to know more about himself and the impact of this behaviour on
Training the others, which are important to manage people better.
Simulation Problem-solving through decision-making can be developed quite well with the
help of simulation.
Managerial To develop leadership qualities in executives over a long period of time this
Grid technique is adopted.
Conferences The most difficult thing for anyone is to change his own attitude. This technique
develops the ability of the executives to modify their attitudes, when needed in
the interest of the organisation.
Lectures This is a best technique to give more knowledge in a short period of time a large
number to participants.

Task If you were directed to design a management development programme that make
use of all learning principles, which two training techniques would you combine? Why?

Self Assessment

Fill in the blanks
7. The two types of approaches by which managers can acquire the knowledge, skills and
attitudes and make themselves competent managers are formal training and
......................................... experiences.
8. The …………….. of the management development programme should always form the
basis in the selection of techniques.

9. Under ……………… technique the situation is duplicated in such a way that it carries a
closer resemblance to the actual job situation.

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