AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

MOTIVATIONAL THEORIES

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Autocratic Management Style:Managers take all the decisions and simply give orders to those below them.Which theorist uses this managerial style?
A
Taylor
B
Herzberg
C
Maslow
D
None of the above
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Autocratic, or authoritarian leaders, are often described as those with ultimate authority and power over others. These leaders tend to make choices based upon their own ideas alone and do not listen to their team or seek input from others.

Detailed explanation-2: -The first formal study of leadership, including the autocratic style, is credited to Kurt Lewin and others in an article that appeared in the “American Journal of Sociology” in the 1930s. Lewin and his colleagues found autocratic leaders: Generally do not solicit or accept input from others for decision-making purposes.

Detailed explanation-3: -Definition: Autocratic leadership is a management style wherein one person controls all the decisions and takes very little inputs from other group members. Autocratic leaders make choices or decisions based on their own beliefs and do not involve others for their suggestion or advice.

Detailed explanation-4: -Explanation: Directing style of leadership is an autocratic style of leadership.

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