What Is the Central Concept of Fiedler's Leadership Contingency Theory

question 22

Multiple Choice

What is the central concept of Fiedler's leadership contingency theory?

• A) Leaders' attitudes toward their co-workers are more important than situational factors.
• B) Leadership effectiveness depends on the type of leader and the relative degree of favorability of the situation.
• C) Highly structured tasks do not offer a favorable situation for leaders.
• D) Relative degree of favorability of the situation for the leader is low when the leader has considerable position power.

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