Fiedler's Contingency Theory of Leadership Has Made an Important and Lasting

question 107

Multiple Choice

Fiedler's contingency theory of leadership has made an important and lasting contribution to the study of leadership because it:

• A) Is the only leadership theory to adopt a contingency approach
• B) Was the first theory to recognise the existence of leadership substitutes
• C) Suggests that organisations need to engineer the situation to fit the leader's preferred style,rather than vice versa
• D) Discovered that effective leaders do not have a common set of competencies

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Definitions:

Convert Communicator

likely refers to a "covert communicator," characterized as someone who discreetly or secretly communicates, though "convert communicator" as a specific term might not have a widely recognized definition in psychological or communication studies.

Source Likeability

The degree to which a message's sender is found to be attractive, friendly, or appealing, influencing the receiver's acceptance of the message.

Sleeper Effect

The finding that, over time, people separate the message from the messenger.

Fear-based

Describing actions or decisions motivated by fear, often leading to precautionary or defensive behavior to avoid negative outcomes.