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Mr. Allard has been called for an interview in a French wine company for the sales manager position. He is being interviewed by the 2 partners of the company Mr. Badaeux and Mr. Auch. They are both looking for someone who will bring in a more efficient working system. After the interview, the two partners are trying to discuss about Mr. Allard's managerial skills and performance. Mr. Bardeaux believes that the candidate is the appropriate manager as he is kind and reflects trust, in addition to the experience Type 1 Examination Wittenborg University of Applied Sciences www.wittenborg.eu Page 5 of 5 in the wine industry. He feels positive that Mr. Allard will create a friendly environment for the employees, and this will increase their productivity. On the other hand, Mr. Auch is controversial to his partner's leadership style and believes. He sustains that whatever the manager does, the employees will always complain about something.

Referring to the McGregor's (1960) theories of leadership style:

a) Identify both theories X and Y in the partners of the company by explaining the characteristics of each theory.

b) According to you, will Mr. Allard's leadership style be potentially a theory X or Y?

c) According to the theory Z (Ouchi, 1981), what would you do to implement this theory in this scenario, so all parties are satisfied?