If Fiedler Was a Guest in Your Management Class Speaking

question 34

Multiple Choice

If Fiedler was a guest in your management class speaking about contingency theory of leadership, what bit of advice would he give you about effective leadership?

• A) All leaders have the same basic style.
• B) Match the leader to the situation.
• C) The situation makes the leader.
• D) It's easier to change the leader's personality than it is to change the situation.
• E) All situations are basically the same.

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