Using Fiedler's Contingency Theory, Explain Which Type of Leadership Orientation

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Essay

Using Fiedler's Contingency Theory, explain which type of leadership orientation is most effective at low, medium, and high levels of situational favourableness.Give an example of a management job which might apply to each level of favourableness.Use different combinations of the three basic situation factors to construct low, medium, and high levels of favourableness to support your examples.

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Definitions:

Discontinuance

This term refers to the cessation of operations or activities in a specific business segment or location.

Sunk Cost

A cost that has already been incurred and cannot be recovered.

Accumulated Depreciation

The total amount of depreciation expense that has been recorded against a fixed asset up to a specific point in its life.

Total Cost Concept

An approach that considers all variable and fixed costs associated with the production of goods or services.