Critically evaluate the multiplicity of management styles--Democratic

 Democratic Management Style is yet another Management Style. It is one of the four most common management styles currently practiced in the social as well as business environment. How is this Democratic Management Style different from all the other three Management Styles? Let’s take a look at the democratic management style with a different perspective.

A Democratic Management Style has moderate approach to a situation whether at work or in a social places. The way things are getting done is to seek opinion from your staffs as opposed to giving a direct instruction. In the case of a social place example a community meeting, you’re tend to seek opinions and points of view from those turn up for the community meeting. As a democratic manager, you still need to give instruction but before you do that, you will solicits ideas and opinion from your staffs and you allow the voice of your staffs and make your own decision based on those feedback. Sometimes the decisions are made similar to the feedback but not always the case in the case of a Democratic Management Style.

Advantage

1.  Encourage group decision
2.   Look friendlier
3.  Value opinion from staff
4.  Reduce implementation conflicts

Disadvantages

1.    Decision made may not be the best for the company
2. Time consuming
3. Conflict among support and non-support group
4.   Staff may not have enough knowledge about the decision