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MANAGERIAL GRID?
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
CHAPTER 17: LEADERSHIP

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 What is Managerial Grid?
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This is a model by Robert Blake & Jane Mouton and

is a behavioral leadership model.
This concerns for the production and the people on a
1 to 9 scale.
product on the horizontal axis [x-axis].
People on the vertical axis [y-axis].
This is used to analysis and coach managers on their
relationship skills.
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 Managerial Grid graph 1
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 Managerial Grid graph 2
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Concern High [1,9] [9,9]

for people Country Team
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Middle of
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Low [1,1] [9,1]
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Concern for production (task)

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 What are the different leadership styles found
here?
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This concept distinguish 5 different leadership styles,

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based on the concern for the people and even for the
production:
1)Impoverished style [1,1].
2)Country club style [1,9].
3)Authority-compliance style [9,1].
4)Middle of the road style [5,5].
5)Team style [9,9].

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 1) Impoverished style [1,1].
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This is a lazy approach of management style.

Managers do not show any kind of concern to their
employees neither to the production.
Managers avoids to get into trouble and their main
concern is not to be held responsible for any
mistakes.
As a result of this approach, there will be
disorganization, dissatisfaction, & disharmony due
to lack of effective management.

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 2) Country club style [1,9]
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This is one side approach. There is more attention to

the employee needs than to focus on the production.
Managers have high concern to the employee and
lower concern to the production.
They pay attention to their security & comfort of the
employee hoping to increase performance. As
result, friendly atmosphere created but not
necesscerily very productive.

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 3) Authority-compliance style [9,1]
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This is the opposite of the previous style. Here

production gets a lot of attention & usually
managers use autocratic leadership style.
High concern for production and less to employee
concern in which the manager thinks that
employees needs are unimportant.
Pressures employees though rules and punishment,
and so high output produced, high labor turnover.
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 4) Middle of the road style [5,5]
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Managers try to balance between the competing goals

of the company and the needs of the workers needs.
Managers try to show concern for both employee and
production.
Managers hope for good performance.
Managers believes this is the most anyone can do.

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 5) Team style [9,9]
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This is the ultimate methods out of them all. Where

by management shows huge concern for both
workers and the production.
Manager encourages teamwork and commitment
among employee and make them feel the are a
member of the company’s family.
make employee understand the organizational
purpose and determine the production methods.
Team environment is created based on trust and
respect which leads to high satisfaction .

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