George, a manager at Chromium Inc., never approves his subordinates' leaves. He also forces them to maintain a very high standard of productivity. The employees are unable to express their difficulties to George because he is more concerned about production and less concerned about them. In the context of the Blake-Mouton leadership grid, which of the following leadership styles is George using in this scenario?
a. The middle-of-the-road style
b. The country club style
c. The authority-compliance style
d. The impoverished style

The authority-compliance style is a style in which managers have a low concern for people and a high concern for results. So, managers that use this style think that their employees are a mean to get the results they need and have strict norms. This can lead to employees with low motivation. According to this, the styles that George is using in this scenario is the authority-compliance style because he doesn't show concern for its employees an he is focused on having a high productivity.