Question

Dewayne Gibbons of Burger King decided to introduce a new sliced chicken sandwich without consulting any of his subordinates or the franchise. Managers who use this style of decision making exhibit the _____ style of leadership.

Answer 1

Dewayne Gibbons of Burger King exhibited the laissez-faire style of leadership.

Step-by-step explanation:

The leadership style exhibited by Dewayne Gibbons of Burger King in this scenario is the laissez-faire style.

A laissez-faire leader is hands-off and allows group members to make their own decisions and manage themselves. In this case, Dewayne Gibbons introduced a new sliced chicken sandwich without consulting his subordinates or the franchise, giving them the freedom to make their own decisions.

While this style can work well with highly motivated and mature participants who have clear goals and guidelines, it also risks group dissolution and a lack of progress.

Answer 2

Autocratic leadership.

Step-by-step explanation:

Autocratic leadership style: These leaders take all decisions by themselves without asking anyone else for suggestion or anything. Such decisions may not be suitable for the employees working under him or his organization's resources aren't capable enough to work as he wishes and in turn hurts his own organization.

• For example, let's assume that, a manager wants to make 20 eggs in an hour, but machine is only able to make 10 in an hour because it needs to cool down before going further.