Michigan Studies On

Leadership
Dr Amit Kumar Lal
Founder, Skillics Learning
Solutions
Introduction:

Similarly to Ohio studies,

Michigan studies also
came up with two
dimension of leadership
as well-
Employee oriented
Production
oriented
 Employee Centric VS Production
Centric
Employee Centric Production Centric
Leaders who are employee On the other hand,
oriented are more production oriented leaders
focussed on interpersonal are more focussed on task
relations. orientation.
They take special interest in They believe employee as
need of their employees and means to achieve their
accept individual production goals.
differences.
Conclusion

Ohio and Michigan studies have similarities as well

Employee centric is like consideration while production
centric is similar to initiating structure.
In the end, Michigan studies reported that employee
centric leaders are better than product centric ones.
MANAGERIAL GRID
Robert Blake and Jane Mouton
(1964)
Features
:
Book-
"The Managerial Grid: The Key
to leadership Excellence"
9x9 matrix depicting different
leadership styles
To evaluate a particular leadership
style based on 2 Dimensions
 1, 9,9

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9

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CONCERN FOR

5,5
PEOPLE

1, 9,
Lo

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w

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w h
CONCERN FOR
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PEOPLE
Lo Hig

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CONCERN FOR
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1.1 - Impoverished/ Indifferent
Management
FEATURES:
Low concern for both
production and people
Least effective approach
to leadership

SUITABILITY:
Laissez Faire leadership
style
When leader is just concerned
about himself and is afraid of
making any mistakes
1.9 - Task/ Produce or Perish/ Authority-
Compliance/ Dictatorial Management
FEATURES:
Leaders are strict and lack
concern for employees
Focus on punishments
Low morale and motivation

SUITABILITY:
When employees are
incompetent (theory x)
When work is to be done in
minimal deadlines.
 5.5 - Middle of the road/ Status Quo
Management
FEATURES:
Average concern for employees
and production
Outcome is also
average Survival not
growth

SUITABILITY:
High cautious and tries
maintaining balance
 9.9 - Team/Sound Management

FEATURES:
High concern for both
production and employees
Focus on value of idea and not
on who gives it
Most ideal style

SUITABILITY:
When employees are self
motivated and welcome challenges
(theory y)
Let's Summarize