A retailer with a supervisory orientation that assumes that the average worker lacks ambition and dislikes responsibility would most likely employ a ________.

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A retailer with a supervisory orientation that assumes that the average worker lacks ambition and dislikes responsibility would be more likely to employ a tightly structured supervision style, as this would provide clear guidelines and directives for employees to follow and would limit their discretion and decision-making abilities. This management approach assumes that workers need to be tightly controlled and monitored to ensure that they perform their duties properly. A loosely structured supervision style would be less likely, as it would give workers more autonomy and responsibility, which conflicts with the assumption that they lack ambition and dislike responsibility. A flat organization or policy of promotion from within would not necessarily be related to this supervisory orientation.

A Retailer with a Supervisory Orientation That Assumes That the Average