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Theories on Motivation and Management

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is nearly as notorious as management of programmers. Both are technically sound and know where it is that their efforts need to take them, but may have a lack  of business or management knowledge that can allow them either to be managed effectively or to manage others effectively. An old school of  management holds that there is no need for managers to be technically competent in the matters that they manage. It should be enough, according to this school, that managers  are well versed in the techniques of management, that those with technical abilities can supply technical needs. This can be true in civil engineering, but the fact remains that  engineers are more likely to give greater respect to the technical manager who knows the magnitude of the challenges they face. Several Management Theories Situational Leadership  Paul Hersey and Ken Blanchards Situational Leadership model is a variation of contingency theory and does "not prescribe a single leadership style, but identifies the three essential  elements of task behavior, relationship behavior and ... level of maturity" (Monoky, 1998; p. 142) to result in four possible styles of communication and accomplishing tasks. This model provides  variation in task complexity and the relationships between workers and managers in each. An example of a high task - low relationship variation is that which generally can be  seen between low- or semi-skilled workers and production managers. The other end of the spectrum is the low task - high relationship variation  used for civil engineering in which results are measured not in units produced per hour but take such forms as computer programs written for specific purposes or cost savings achieved