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Syllabus D: Leadership and managementSyllabus DLeadership ModelsBlake and Mouton

ACCA · Question 40 · Syllabus D: Leadership and management

Section A

In the Blake and Mouton Managerial Grid, a manager who shows high concern for people but low concern for production is exhibiting which leadership style?

Answer options:

A.

Impoverished Management

B.

Task Management

C.

Country Club Management

How to approach this question

Map the coordinates: High People (Y-axis), Low Production (X-axis). This is the 'Country Club' style (1,9).

Full Answer

C.Country Club Management✓ Correct
The Blake and Mouton Managerial Grid plots Concern for Production against Concern for People. A high concern for people combined with a low concern for production results in a 'Country Club' management style, where the workplace is friendly and comfortable, but productivity is lacking.

Common mistakes

Confusing Country Club with Team Management (which is high people AND high production).

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