Question 1

[Section A] The manager of a heavy manufacturing plant is highly focused on meeting daily production quotas. He strictly enforces break times, penalizes errors heavily, and shows little interest in the personal well-being or morale of the factory workers. According to the Blake and Mouton Managerial Grid, what is this manager's leadership style?

Accepted Answer

Map the manager's behavior to the two axes: Concern for Production (High) and Concern for People (Low).

Question 2

What mistakes do candidates make on this ACCA question?

Accepted Answer

Mixing up the coordinates. Remember the first number is usually Production/Task, and the second is People (though sometimes reversed depending on the textbook, the name 'Task Management' remains constant).

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