CMA Foundation · Fundamentals of Business Economics and Management · Leadership and Motivation - Concepts and Theories
In the Managerial Grid of Blake and Mouton, a manager scores 9 on concern for production and 1 on concern for people. Which style is this?
A 9,1 score is authority-compliance, also called produce or perish management. The manager stresses efficiency and output heavily while giving minimal attention to people's needs. Country club is 1,9, impoverished is 1,1 and team management is 9,9.
- ACountry club management
- BImpoverished management
- CAuthority-compliance (produce or perish) managementCorrect
- DTeam management
Explanation
The grid is (concern for production, concern for people). A 9,1 position emphasises output with little attention to people, called authority-compliance. Country club is 1,9, impoverished is 1,1 and team management is 9,9. Reversing the axes would wrongly give country club.
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