Ben, the Chairman of Pebble Inc. takes decisions regarding the promotion of senior company officials on his own without consulting the members of the Board assuming that other members would agree with him. Ben's decision-making strategy is attributed to the

Answer: autocratic leadership

Explanation:

An authoritarian leadership style is a form of leadership when a leader dictates the policies and procedures, and decides what goals would be achieved, directs and controls all the activities without meaningful participation by his or her subordinates.

Such a leader has absolute power and the full control of the team and leaves low autonomy within the group. They take no account of the opinion of other people.