These are exam answers I got from students some years ago when examining them on a management course.
Explain what is meant by the “carrot and stick” approach to management.
- carrot is when you go to management with too many hectic things and stick when you have one thing.
- taking advantage of your employees just because you are the boss
- “carrot’ meaning not full of yourself, can break easily “stick” meaning full of yourself, don’t break easily
- the student drew a picture of a carrot
- stick – it is like when you demand things from us students and stand behind us or saying you will get a written warning. “carrot” is like when you get something in return like at the campus if you do certain things you get rewards.
Student no 5 actually had it right. The phrase is thought to come from one of two origins. Firstly, the idea that you use a carrot dangled in front of a donkey or a stick to beat the donkey’s behind as two ways of motivating the donkey. Secondly, that the carrot is dangled from the stick, in front of the donky. I think the former makes more sense because it's about TWO TYPES of motivation. But I loved the students creative answers!
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