Exam 4: Contingency Theories in Leadership

Identify the contingency leadership model styles and variables.

An employee who is normally a very good worker needing very little supervision recently is not doing well on the job. The manager knows the employee is having a family problem. Which path-goal leadership style is most appropriate for this situation?

Discuss the major similarities and differences between the behavioral and contingency leadership theories.

To use the normative leadership model, you must do all of the following EXCEPT:

Tannenbaum and Schmidt's Leadership Continuum Model has two leadership styles which are similar to the ones in University of Michigan Leadership Model.

Which of the following best represents a situation in which a task-oriented leadership style should be used?

The normative leadership style that lets the group diagnose the problem and make the decision within stated limits is facilitate.

In Europe and other parts of the world, managers have fewer cultural than technical variables to deal with because of similar value systems and religious backgrounds among employees.

A ____ is an example for use in a given situation.

State the major difference between behavioral and contingency leadership theories, and explain the behavioral contribution to contingency theories.

Do you agree with Fiedler's belief that people have one dominant leadership style and cannot change styles? Explain.