A behaviour study was done on total of 100 employees of an organisation. Group A (of 50 employees) were appreciated by the manager for their work and initiative for new ideas. All these employees were given option of flexible working hours and were paid wages at a higher piece rate. On the other hand, Group B (or remaining 50 employees) was criticised for their poor performance. Their increment were stopped and they were paid wages at a lower piece rate.
a) Identify and explain the feature of motivation highlighted in the above case.
b) What type of leadership is followed by the manager? Justify your answer.

Explanation

a) Motivation can be either positive or negative Positive motivation provides positive rewards like increase In pay, promotion, recognition, etc. Negative motivation uses negative means like punishment, stopping increments, threatening, etc.
b) Autocratic leadership style
The leaders following is based on the assumption that reward or punishhment both can be given depending upon the result.