Friday, septembre 3th, 2021

PRESENTATION :
RENSIS LIKERT’S MANAGEMENT STYLES

EXHIBITORS  :

 El Hadji Mouhamadou Maodo DIOP

 Seydina Issa Laye NIANG
 Aminata LEYE
 Binta Diallo SALL
 Awa YATTARA

TEACHER: Madame DIALLO

Academic year : 2020/2021

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 RENSIS LIKERT’S MANAGEMENT STYLES .

SOMMARY :

INTRODUCTION

I. AUTHORITARIAN EXPLOITIVE STYLE

II. II.PATERNALIST STYLE

III. PARTICIPATIVE STYLE

IV. CONSULTATIVE STYLE

CONCLUSION

INTRODUCTION :

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The management style represents the set of attitudes and behaviors that describe the
way in which a manager exercises his power over a group. It is therefore a question
of the way of commanding, of exercising authority. General management is the
organizing force whose task is to shape the architecture of the organization. This is
how we will talk about the different types of management and how they work.
First, we will see the authoritarian and paternalistic style, then the participatory
style and finally the consultative style.

LIKERT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM

The Likert’s Management System was developed by Rensis Likert in the 1960s.
Rensis Likert with his associates observed the different patterns and styles of
management in various fields. He observed the styles for around three decades and
came up with the Likert’s Management System. After years of observation and
research, he outlined four styles of management which described the
relationships, involvement and roles of managers and subordinates in an industrial
setting. The observation of Likert was carried out at Michigan University, USA.
The Four styles that were given by Likert were called Likert's Leadership Styles.
Likert developed these leadership styles with thorough research of various
organizations. He also took the help of questionnaires which were distributed to
managers from over 200 different types of organizations.
After the successful development of the four leadership styles, Likert tried to
modify the styles to suit the educational institutions.
Likert’s Four Styles of Leadership
The Likert’s Management system consisted of four styles and they are Exploitative
Authoritative, Paternalistic, Consultative and Participative. The four styles were
developed with a lot of research and observation. These systems indicate the stages
of evolution of patterns of management in different organizations. The system
consists of different variables such as motivation, Influence, Leadership,
communication, Interaction
and decision making. Here we will discuss in detail the Likert’s Leadership Styles.

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 I. AUTHORITARIAN EXPLOITIVE STYLE

In this type of organization, only the manager makes the decisions. Once taken, it
applies these decisions to the decisions. The authority of the leader is based solely
on the sanctions and fears of individuals. The leaders in the system of Exploitative
authoritative have a lower level of concern for their employees. They use threats or
methods that involve fear to achieve their work. The method of threat works well
and the employees work efficiently upon entering the organization. The leaders are
ignorant of the psychological feelings of the employees and the communication
between them is almost nil.

 Advantages  :
o A quick decision price
o Efficiency
 Disadvantages  :
o Lack of motivation
o Social conflicts

II. PATERNALIST STYLE

In this type of management, manager use rewards and punishments as a means of

motivation. This is how, we have two points in this style of management:
The stick: It means, the manager punishes employees who has done a bad job. We
can have a lot of kind of sanctions in the company, it’s depended of what the kind
of manager leads the team.
The Carrot: In this kind of situation employees perceive rewards from the manager
when they do a good job.
Advantages of paternalistic style :
 Employees are more efficient and give the better of themself for doing a
good job.
 The paternalistic management promote exchanges and discussions between
employees and direction
 Employees are motivated.

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 III. PARTICIPATIVE STYLE

Participative Management refers to as an open form of management where

employees are actively involved in organization’s decision making process.
The concept is applied by the managers who understand the importance to
human intellect and seek a strong relationship with their employees. They
understand that the employees are the facilitators who deal directly with the
customers and satisfy their needs. To beat the competition in market and to
stay ahead of the competition, this form of management has been adopted by
many organizations. They welcome the innovative ideas, concepts and
thoughts from the employees and involve them in decision making process.
Participative Management can also be termed as ‘Industrial Democracy’,
‘Co-determination’, ‘Employee Involvement’ as well as ‘Participative
Decision Making’.
 Avantages
Participative managers foster an environment that makes people feel
genuinely valued. They give employees plenty of development opportunities
—showing that there is room for them to grow within the company—and
offer them chances to implement their ideas. This significantly contributes to
improved employee retention.

IV. CONSULTATIVE STYLE

The leader maintains a relationship of trust with his subordinates who are consulted
before the final decision is taken. The leader encourages teamwork and uses
rewards as a motivational system. With considerable momentum today,
participatory management is by far the most open and human of all leadership
styles. The employees are here largely involved in the life of the company, in
particular as regards the decision-making which is taken in a transversal manner.

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Strong points: The assets of such a managerial style are not lacking: employee
empowerment, increased motivation, sense of work, increased responsibility and
autonomy, excellent talent management, presence of a personal development
system allowing optimal career management ...
Collective intelligence is put to the service of the company, thus increasing the
innovation and competitivenes of the company tenfold.

CONCLUSION :

In short, we can say the management styles are different but each of them has its
particularity. In fact, it is up to the manager to put in place the best style in his
organization so that team spirit and order reigns. in this sense, some styles do not
apply to all companies because the employees do not have the same characters
and do not react in the same way. it's up to the manager to know which one to
adopt in the structure.