Jordan Baker,a top manager at Westinghouse,has recently been put in charge of a new multi-million dollar project.She selects several individuals to participate in this effort and assigns each certain tasks to perform.Furthermore,she has set up a group hierarchy and indicated that all decisions must be routed through this chain of command.Jordan is exhibiting which leadership style?
A) Democratic
B) Autocratic
C) Laissez-faire
D) Participative
E) Despotic

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Jordan Baker is exhibiting an autocratic leadership style by setting up a group hierarchy and indicating that all decisions must be routed through this chain of command. Autocratic leaders make decisions without consulting subordinates and have centralized control over the decision-making process.

Jordan Baker,a Top Manager at Westinghouse,has Recently Been Put in Charge