Cooper is a sales manager at Emporium Inc. He enforces strict work rules and is insensitive to his subordinates' needs. In addition, he sets unrealistic sales targets for his subordinates and deducts their salaries if they fail to meet their monthly targets. In the context of the Blake/Mouton leadership grid, which of the following leadership styles is Cooper using in this scenario?

A) The middle-of-the-road styleB) The country club styleC) The authority-compliance styleD) The impoverished style

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Dakota Ellison

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11 July, 21:26

Cooper is a sales manager at Emporium Inc. He enforces strict work rules and is insensitive to his subordinates' needs. In addition, he sets unrealistic sales targets for his subordinates and deducts their salaries if they fail to meet their monthly targets. In the context of the Blake/Mouton leadership grid, which of the following leadership styles is Cooper using in this scenario?

A) The middle-of-the-road styleB) The country club styleC) The authority-compliance styleD) The impoverished style

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Authority compliance style

Explanation:

in Authority compliance style of leadership, the leader is more focus on strict rule for fulfillment of the productivity.

in this, manager impose strict rules and policies and even punishment to complete the desired work on time. this type of approach gives fast positive result in starting but continuous strict environment break moral of employee which directly affect the performance of members.