Styles of Management

Question 1

Authoritarian

Answer 1

The manager assumes that he/she knows best.
Employees/subordinates have very little decision making authority if any at all.
Employees are told what to do and when to do it.
Employees are not asked for their opinions and they rarely offer suggestions.

Question 2

Consultative

Answer 2

The manager does not assume that he/she knows all the answers.
The manager seeks information from employees that have good ideas and/or special expertise.
Workers can expect to see some of their suggestions incorporated.

Question 3

Participatory

Answer 3

The manager goes beyond the consultative mode and involves employees as much as possible in the decision-making process.
Assumes that the person doing the job knows more about that job than anyone else.

Question 4

Democratic

Answer 4

The manager acts as a broker or negotiator.
The manager allows employees to discuss issues and reach decisions although he will guide and advise.
Decisions get made on the basis of their acceptance by a majority of the people.
not rly good since no accountability

Question 5

Laissez-faire

Answer 5

French for “let do.”
The manager does not interfere with the employees.
Each worker would make decisions independently.
This can lead to situations where ‘things just happen’.
At the extreme it is chaos.