Margaret Tate (The Proposal): Autocratic Manager

                Margaret instills in her subordinates how powerful she is, and uses the fear it creates to make them follow her every order. Her employees do as she says without question for the fear of getting fired, or worse, humiliated. This promotes efficiency and productivity in the workplace. However, when she is not in the office, her people tend to slack off. They are so dependent on Margaret so they cannot (or prefer not to) function properly in her absence. Although they act nicely in front of her, they talk about her behind her back and even refer to her as a “monster.” The autocratic manager that Margaret depicts is not an ideal model of organizational behavior because it disrupts a healthy relationship between a manager and the subordinates. In the movie, Margaret may have gotten the job done with her type of management, but the employees cannot derive satisfaction from their job.