Question

What is the likely impact of this leadership coercive style on the workplace where it is used? How does it affect employees and their attitudes toward their job and their workplace?

Answer 1

In coercive leadership style, leader demands that his or her employees have to follow his or her orders. Employees are not encouarged to give their feedback or opinions. Sometimes, the leaders even bully or demean the employees to make them follow their orders. When leaders follow such style, workplace environment turn negative. Empployees would become demotivated and higly dissatisfied with their jobs. Their performance would go down. Employees would start trying to escape work and absenteeism increases. Attrition rates are also higher when such style is followed