| No. |
Particulars |
Autocratic |
Democratic |
Laissez-faire |
| 1 |
Decision-Making |
Decisions are made by leaders (centralised decision-making) |
Followers participate in the decision-making process (decentralised decision-making) |
Decisions are made by the subordinates (decentralised decision-making) |
| 2 |
Authority |
Leaders retain the authority for decision-making |
It is partly deligated to subordinates |
It is completely delegated to subordinates |
| 3 |
Motivation |
Negative motivation (Threats and Punishment) |
Positive motivation (Rewards and Incentives) |
Self-motivated to work |
| 4 |
Behavior-orientation |
Task-oriented behavior |
Relationship-oriented behavior |
Relationship-oriented behavior |
| 5 |
Need satisfaction |
Lower-order needs |
Lower-order and partly higher-order needs |
Higher-order needs |
| 6 |
Communication |
Vertical, one way, top to bottom |
Vertical, two way, top to bottom and bottom to top |
Vertical and Horizontal |
| 7 |
Scope for development |
No scope for development for employees |
Employee's innovative and creative skills are developed |
Full scope for employees' development |
