Leader dictates policies and procedures, decides what goals are to be achieved, and directs and controls all activities without any meaningful participation by the subordinates.
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Advantage and disadvantage of autocratic
Fast and effective decisions due to expertise
Managers can be viewed as controlling and dictatorial, less creative solutions to problems and damage morale
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What is the democratic management style?
Involves a team guided by a leader where all individuals are involved in the decision-making process to determine what needs to be done and how it should be done. The group's leader has the authority to make the final decision of the group.
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2 advantages and 2 disadvantages of democratic
Group contributions make a complex problem easier to solve
Higher productivity due to increased involvement and commitment to task
Decision making is time consuming
Staff might not have expertise to make quality contributions
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Explain the laissez-faire management style
Laissez faire leaders try to give the least possible guidance to subordinates and they believe that people excel when they are left alone to respond to their responsibilities and obligations in their own ways
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2 advantages and 2 disadvantages of laissez faire
Take pride in their work, have the drive to complete a task successfully and see it through
Deadlines can be missed if staff don't work well independently, lack of cohesiveness
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Define Paternalistic management style
A type of fatherly managerial style typically employed by dominant males where their organizational power is used to control and protect subordinate staff that are expected to be loyal and obedient.
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Advantage and disadvantage of the paternalistic
Fast and effective decisions due to expertise
Less creative solutions to problems
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Explain the Blake Mouton Managerial Grid
The Grid has two axes measuring concern for people and concern for task. From this, individuals are categorised into one of the 5 leadership styles
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Name the 5 management styles on the Blake Mouton G
Impoverished, Country Club, Task Management, Team Management and Middle of the Road Management
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Advantage and disadvantage of Blake Mouton
Identifies effectiveness of different styles of management
Model ignroes importance of internal and external factors
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What is the Tannenbaum Schmidt Continuum?
A diagram that highlights a range of potential leadership and management styles, can accommodate a variety of factors including situational factors
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