1D Business Management styles

D- Autocratic management style

Involves management making decisions and directing employees without their input

Persuasive Management Style

Involves management making decisions and communicating reasons for the decisions to employees without their input

Consultative Management Style

Involves management seeking input from employees but making the final decision themselves

Participative Management Style

Involves management sharing information with employees so employees can participate in decision making

Laissez-faire Management Style

Involves management communicating business objectives to employees and giving them the freedom to make decisions independently

Advantages of Autocratic

1. Decisions can be made fast as there isn’t a need to consult employees

2. employees are given clear directions

Disadvantages of Autocratic

1. Smaller pool of ideas, thus management may miss out on better ideas

2. poor relationship between management and staff due to a one way communication

Advantage of Persuasive

1. Employees get a better understanding of why decisions are being made, building onto their knowledge

2. Decisions can be made faster as there isn’t a need to consult employees

Disadvantages of Persuasive

1. Low morale of employees as due to their input are not heard

2. smaller pool of ideas thus decisions may not be the most effective

Advantage of consultative management style

1. larger pool of ideas can improve effectiveness of decisions

2. Boosted morale as employees inputs are heard making them feel valued

Disadvantage of consultative management style

1. Time consuming as there is a need to consult each employee

2. Employee ideas can be overlooked causing conflict

Advantage of participative management style

1. Boosted morale as employees inputs are heard making them feel valued

2. Effective problem solving

Disadvantage participative

1. Time consuming

2. May weaken authority of manager

Advantage laissez-faire

1. Improves creativity

2. Improves employee motivation due to more freedom

Disadvantage laissez-faire

1. Lack of direction

2. Misuse of resources may occur