Which of the Following Things Should Leaders Know in Order

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following things should leaders know in order to use Fiedler's contingency theory of leadership?

• A) They should conclude that they are task-oriented leaders if they are moderately well liked, have some power, and supervise jobs that contain some ambiguity.
• B) They should identify themselves as relationship-oriented leaders if they define the task structure and can establish authority over subordinates.
• C) They should assume that they are more effective as task-oriented leaders if they perform better in situations of intermediate favorability.
• D) They should diagnose the situation and determine whether leader-member relations, task structure, and position power are favorable or unfavorable.

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