Management Styles

Part 1 – Autocratic & Persuasive

Part 2 – Consultative, Participative & Laissez-faire

Test Your Understanding

1. Define both the autocratic and persuasive management styles
2. Compare the autocratic and persuasive management styles
3. Ava is the manager of RetreatMe, which produces health and wellness packages. The most popular product is the ‘Health Retreat Box’ that comes with a range of health and wellness foods which look to clense the body. Ava has just been notified by her supplier that one of the food products has been contaminated and may cause severe vomiting.
   Discuss the use of an autocratic management style in this situation