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At Corvane Manufacturing, a Blake and Mouton managerial grid assessment shows that plant director Elias sets demanding output targets and pays little attention to staff morale, relationships or development. Output is high but turnover is rising. Which grid position does Elias occupy, and what does it imply?

Elias occupies the authority-compliance position, with high concern for production and low concern for people. This tends to deliver output in the short term but creates resentment and turnover, as the case shows. The grid's team management position would need high concern for both.

  1. AAuthority-compliance (high task, low people); likely to cause resentment and turnoverCorrect
  2. BCountry club (low task, high people); likely to cause poor output
  3. CImpoverished (low task, low people); likely to cause disengagement
  4. DTeam management (high task, high people); likely to cause commitment

Explanation

Elias has high concern for production and low concern for people, which is the authority-compliance position (9,1). Short-term output may be high, but neglect of people produces resentment and turnover, as seen. Country club is the reverse, impoverished is low on both, and team management is high on both and does not match.

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