This page deals with micromanagement in business management. For information about micromanagement in strategy computer games, see micromanagement (computer gaming).
In business management, micromanagement is an example of poor management where the manager over-manages people unnecessarily. Instead of giving people general instructions and then allowing them to do their job, the micromanager monitors and assesses every step. The manager may be motivated by concern for details. The effect, however, may be to de-motivate employees and create resentment.
kafkanein: @DoAndroidsDream Good job, Green. You cited "High Performance"(TM) and then rationalized Micro-management as a bona fide business culture.
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reymondin: Les dangers du Micro-management: les gains obtenus par un contrôle sévère sont annulés par les effets délétères de la démotivation [PME Mag]