Fiedler's (1967) Approach Suggested That the Effectiveness of a Leader

question 6

Multiple Choice

Fiedler's (1967) approach suggested that the effectiveness of a leader was contingent upon distinct factors or situational dependent variables. Fiedler developed the Least Preferred Co-Worker (LPC) scale and considered Situational favourableness by establishing complex set of interacting variables. Which option below most accurately describes these:

• A) Task structure - A poorly structured type task typified by its clear set of stages and well tried and tested process. There are many options in terms its completion.
• B) Leader-member relations reflects the degree of trust and confidence each party (leader and follower) has in each other, and how attracted the group members feel towards each other.
• C) Positional power - those without of authority are judged to have strong power relationships, whereas, in contrast, those with high levels of authority are judged to have weak power relationships.
• D) Leadership and Neutralizers - substitutes describe the characteristics of the task, organization, or followers that make leadership behaviours either irrelevant or unnecessary and render relationship and/or task oriented leadership impossible

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