Fred Fiedler, the Developer of the Contingency Theory of Leadership

question 140

True/False

Fred Fiedler, the developer of the contingency theory of leadership, asserts that leadership style is relatively enduring and difficult to change and therefore leadership style must be fit to the situation.

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