| Autocratic Management Style | a management style where all decisions making is centralised, there is little delegated authority and communication is one way- downwards |
| Persuasive Management Style | a management style where the manager makes a decision and convinces workers of the benefits of those decisions. Decision making is centralised, and communication is one-way downwards |
| Consultative Management Style | a management style where managers ask employees for their opinions when discussing an issue using centralised decision making and two-way communication. |
| Participative Management Style | a management style with two-way communication and decentralised decision making where management and staff work together as a team to make decisions. |
| Lassez-Faire Management Style | a management style with decentralised decision making and two-way communication; management leave the majority of decision making and running of the business to employees. |
