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Kovac Ltd's manager scores very high on concern for production and very low on concern for people. He sets strict targets, monitors output closely and pays little attention to staff morale. Under the Blake and Mouton managerial grid, which position does this represent?

This is authority-compliance management (9,1) on the Blake and Mouton grid. The manager has very high concern for production and very low concern for people, relying on strict targets and close monitoring, unlike country club (1,9) or team management (9,9).

  1. ACountry club management (1,9)
  2. BImpoverished management (1,1)
  3. CTeam management (9,9)
  4. DAuthority-compliance management (9,1)Correct

Explanation

In the grid, the first number is concern for production and the second is concern for people. High production with low people concern is (9,1), authority-compliance. Country club is the reverse (1,9), and team management is high on both.

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