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1. MANAGEMENT
STYLES

2. Management styles are the
characteristic ways of making
decisions relating to
subordinates. These are the
strategies, efforts, or direction
used by the manager to create
an efficient workplace to achieve
organizational goals.
DEFINITION

3. Managers have to perform many
roles in an organization and how
they handle various situations will
depend on their style of
management. Various styles which
have been broadly identified are :
1. Autocratic
2. Consultative
3. Persuasive
4. Democratic
5. Laissez Faire.
MANAGEMENT
STYLES - TYPES

4. An autocratic style of
management is when a manager
makes a decision unilaterally .
The manager conveys the
decision to staff and they have
to work within the scope of that
decision.
AUTOCRATIC

5. In consultative style, the manager
engages the subordinates
efficaciously in the decision
making and problem
solving process.
Consultative style endorses the
concept of empowerment .
Communication is generally
downward, but feedback to the
management is encouraged to
maintain morale.
CONSULTATIVE

6. Persuasive style of management
is somewhat similar to the
autocratic style of management.
The major difference is that the
despite holding the entire power
of decision making, the
persuasive manager spends more
time working with his
subordinates in order to try to
convince them of the benefits of
the decision that have been
made.
PERSUASIVE

7. Democratic style is a multilateral
approach where the manager
allows the employees to take
part in decision-making and
therefore everything is agreed
upon by the majority. This type of
management style is mostly
found in businesses where
efficiency is a joint
operation.
DEMOCRATIC

8. Laissez Faire by definition means
refusal to interfere. In Laissez
Faire style, the role of the
manager is more like a mentor
and stimulator and the
employees manage their
respective areas of business. This
type of management works only
if the people involved are self
motivated and task oriented.
LAISSEZ- FAIRE

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