David's Peers Were Surprised When He Received a Promotion and Suddenly

question 88

Multiple Choice

David's peers were surprised when he received a promotion and suddenly became their supervisor.They thought he was rather unreliable and weren't sure he was up to the task.According to the contingency model,David has

• A)weak position power.
• B)poor leader-member relations.
• C)poor worker facilitation.
• D)low task structure.
• E)unsuccessful leadership adaptation.

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