Question

Ayan, the newly appointed team manager of the sales team, practices autocratic leadership in his team. However, his team members who are quite experienced and equipped in their fields are not satisfied with the style of leadership practiced by Ayan, particularly that he doesn’t seek consensus in many of his decisions, which negatively affects team productivity. This scenario depicts the violation of _________ .

Answer 1

Answer: contingency approach to leadership

Explanation: As per the contingency approach of leadership theory the effectiveness of the team depends upon the style that the leader of the team uses as per the situation.

Autocratic leadership style refers to the situation when the leader of the team exercise individual control over the operations, this style is usually used when the members of the team are not experienced enough but in this case the members of the team are quite experienced, therefore we can conclude that Ayan is not contingent in his leadership.