Types of Management Styles

Types of Management Styles

Management Styles can be categorized into Authoritative style, participative style, persuasive style, and laissez-Faire.

1.    Authoritative Style

Under this style Manager use authority and dominance. This style is based on belief that boss is always right. It means that manager will take the right decision and employee will implement/follow the decision. This style less popular in business community now days.

2.    Participative Style

Participative style manager believes in more participation from the employees. All decision made by the manager in consultation with employees. This style is gaining more popularity in the world. Participative style is also known as democratic style. Participative style ensures that employee effectively participate in decision making.

3.    Persuasive Style

In this method manager try to peruse the employee that decision was made by the manager was in the best interest of organization and, employee should honor this decision. Manager will find it difficult to get employee support, because employee was not involved in decision making.

4.    Laissez-Faire

In this method employees are allowed to work by their own, and manager have very little role in managing them, rather manager are treated as mentor. This style adopted by the management to promote innovation and creativity in the organization.