Question

To save a company from bankruptcy, its CEO told its employees that he would eliminate 53 percent of the company's mechanics and reduce the compensation of the remaining mechanics by 26 percent. In terms of the normative decision theory, Steenland ____A) made consultative decisionsB) used a telling leadership styleC) made autocratic decisionsD) used a selling leadership styleE) used an adaptive leadership style

Answer 1

Option C. Made autocratic decisions

Step-by-step explanation:

The reason is that the aucratic tells what he is going to do. The autocratic leader does not consults with the lower lower management to discuss what are the options available, what is the right course of action, etc. The autocratic simply tells what is the next move he is going to take and this is same situation here. The autocratic leader tells the lower management he is going to lower the mechanics by 53% and reducing of remaining mechanics by 26% to safeguard the company. The behavior of the leader shows that he is simply telling what he is going to do which is autocratic leadership style.