Unit 6 Mngmt Styles

When employees have little or no input in decisions making, managers use a(n):

Autocratic leadership style

The CEO of Whole Foods Markets is John Mackey. It has a set of quirky management rules that makes Whole Foods an odd but effective workplace. Every store is divided into about eight functional teams: An employee is hired provisionally to a store team. After four weeks of work, the team votes whether to hire him or her; a two-thirds yes vote is necessary to join the staff permanently. Which leadership style appears to be used by Whole Foods?

Democratic (participative)

Which type of management style asks for employee input and then makes a decision with them.

Democratic style

The style of leadership that is the opposite extreme of the autocratic style is:

Free-rein

An autocratic leader

Gives orders to employees

In this type of management style, the employees make all of the decisions.

Laissez-faire style

The type of leadership style that allows employees to express their opinions to their managers is the ______________ style.

Participative

A manager who makes one-directional decisions and seeks no input from her subordinates can be described as having an autocratic leadership style (true/false).

True

The free-rein leadership style is more appropriate than the autocratic style if employees are highly independent, creative, and motivated (true/false)

True

Authoritarian managers prefer to exercise __________ control over employees.

a high degree of

Andy Pearson ran PepsiCo Inc. for nearly 15 years, driving revenues from $1 billion to $8 billion. In 1980, Fortune named him one of the 10 toughest bosses in the United States. Pearson was singled out for the relentless demands that he put on his people. As one employee put it, Pearson's talents were often "brutally abrasive." Every year, without hesitation, he fired the least productive 10% to 20% of his workforce. Pearson used a(n) _____ leadership style.

autocratic

Dewayne Gibbons of Burger King decided to introduce a new sliced chicken sandwich without consulting any of his subordinates or the franchise. Managers who use this style of decision making exhibit the _____ style of leadership.

autocratic

In order to attract younger customers to the Lacoste brand of clothing, CEO Robert Siegel made all of the major decisions in product planning, distribution, and promotion. He asked for no input from his employees. Siegel used a(n) _____ style to increase Lacoste's sales.

autocratic

Managers who try to solve problems on their own without seeking advice from others in the organization use the _____ leadership style.

autocratic

Mangers who use the _______________ leadership style retain full authority for decision making

autocratic

If you like to feel as though you are an important member of the team, you will probably work best under a(n) __________ manager.

democratic

Managers who u se the ___________________ leadership style allow some employee input, but usually use their authority to make decisions

participative

Steve Miller, group managing director of the Royal Dutch/ Shell Group of Companies, uses what has been labeled as "grassroots leadership." He devotes more than 50 percent of his work time to getting input from the company's front-line employees. By listening to their suggestions, the company has increased its productivity and placed an emphasis on quality. His leadership style is:

participative

Luca Villanova has a major decision to make about how to increase attendance for the professional soccer team he owns. He wants to call his players and coaches together, generate alternatives, and come up with a solution by mutual agreement and vote. His style of leadership is called:

democratic (participative)

A characteristic of democratic managers is that they generally

explain the reasons behind procedures.

At IBM, the MDX group is at a crossroad about how to market a new software package. Judy Ramsby, the head of the group, has told the group of managers that "it is up to the group. As long as they don't violate company policy, the decisions are up to them." Judy Ramsby is practicing a(n) _____ leadership style.

free rein

Managers who use the _______________ leadership style delegate much authority to employees

free-rein

A manager who turns over all authority and control to the group is using a _____ leadership style.

free-rein/laissez-faire

What is another name for a free-rein leadership style?

laissez-faire

The kind of management that is usually appropriate in creative work environments is

laissez-faire..

A characteristic of authoritarian managers is that they

make all significant decisions.

Employees will probably work well under laissez-faire management if they enjoy

making their own plans and decisions.