is managing a small team in a big organisation considered as micro management? macro is more to managing top management or department and micro is managing members in a department. Please correct me if I am wrong
A macro manager is a type of boss or supervisor who takes a more hands-off approach and lets employees do their jobs with minimal direct supervision. ... A macro manager is the opposite of a micro manager, a supervisor who constantly looks over employees' shoulders and is often perceived as controlling and overly critical.
No, micromanagement means management or control with excessive attention to minor details. It is is an example of poor management . where the manager over-manages staff unnecessarily .
Dear Joanne,
I agree with previous answers.
One example of the difference in management style is from Dongsoo (2015) ”… a bias toward micro-management makes a manager delegate too little. A manager with such a bias tends to plan all details of the project herself, even if things can be done more efficiently if delegated more. In contrast, a bias toward macro-management makes a manager delegate too much. Such a bias can lead to overburdening of the subordinates, while the manager in charge can increase organizational efficiency by taking over some upstream tasks. In either case, a managerial bias leads to inefficiencies, wasting valuable resources in organizations. “
Another example taken from Wright (2000) is for micromanagement “So, what is micro management? In its purest form, micro management means to manage things closely; to evaluate under close scrutiny; to manage a small portion of a larger process.”
Hope these two examples can help you, good luck with your research!
Tobias
Shin, Dongsoo (2015) Incentives and Management Styles. International Journal of Industrial Organization, Vol. 40, pp.22-31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijindorg.2015.03.001
Robert F. Wright, (2000) "Strategies for avoiding the micro management trap", Management Decision, Vol. 38 Issue: 5, pp.362-364, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/00251740010340544
Micro-management in usage refers to a Management style, where the superior controls the subordinate to such an extent that the subordinate loses his freedom to a large extent, and get demotivated.
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