Ariel, Fouad, Nicola, and Daryush are four managers at Lost Soles Shoes. Each uses a different decision-making style and believes that their style is the best. Ariel always presents the problem to her employees and gathers their opinions and suggestions, but makes the decision herself. Fouad gives his employees the responsibility for making the decision within a set of specified boundary conditions. Nicola makes the decision without asking her employees for their opinions or suggestions. Daryush presents the problem to his employees and seeks consensus, emphasizing that her opinion is only as important as every other employee's in her department. Which of the following decision making styles is Nicola displaying?
A) consultative
B) autocratic
C) delegative
D) facilitative
E) negotiative

Nicola is displaying the decision-making style known as autocratic. This is because she is not asking for input or advice from employees, and instead makes the entire decision herself. Therefore, she is taking complete control over the situation by doing so and also taking full responsibility of both the situation and the possible consequences that may arise from the decision that she has made. This form of fast, controlling, action is part of an autocratic decision-making style.