A leadership style that leans toward participative management is more likely to be found acceptable by the majority of today’s workers than a style that tends toward benevolent autocratic behavior.

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Explanation:

Our western civilization is leaning towards empowering people, specially women and minorities. Men and women are considered equal, and neither of them will accept an authoritarian leader.

Authoritarian leaders are self centered and try to focus everything on them. They don't like to accept suggestions or ideas from their subordinates and dislike creativity. Even benevolent autocratic behavior is bad, it is less bad than other types of autocrats, but still bad. Benevolent autocrats try to inspire and guide their subordinates, of course, all under his/her wing.

On the other hand, a democratic leadership style that fosters employee participation in the decision making processes is easily accepted by most employees nowadays. In our western culture, we believe in democracy and any gain made that increases our rights and well beings in our work, school, or society in general is considered positive. While any behavior that goes against our rights or democratic beliefs will be disliked.