Exam 4: Contingency Theories in Leadership

____ leadership is appropriate when followers are open to autocratic leadership, have external locus of control, and follower ability is high.

Compare and contrast four major differences among the four contingency leadership models.

What are the path-goal theory leadership styles?

The normative leadership model has a time-driven and development-driven decision tree that enables the user to select one of five leadership styles (decide, consult individually, consult group, facilitate, and delegate) appropriate for the situation (seven questions/variables) to maximize decisions.

The path-goal leadership model is used to determine which one of seven styles to select, based on the use of boss-centered versus subordinate-centered leadership, to meet the situation (boss, subordinates, situation/time) in order to maximize performance.

What are the three substitutes for leadership?

The normative leadership model is the most complex. Do more variables improve the model?

State the normative leadership model styles and the number of variables.

What are the three subordinate and environmental situational factors of the path-goal model?

Explain substitutes and neutralizers of leadership.

Neutralizers for leadership include characteristics of the subordinate, task, and organization that replace the need for a leader or neutralize the leader's behavior.

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

All of the following are substitutes for leadership EXCEPT:

Closely knit, cohesive work groups:

According to Fiedler's Contingency Theory of Leadership, the more control the leader has over the followers, the less favorable the situation is for the leader.

Identify the path-goal leadership model style and variables.

To determine whether a leader's style is more task-motivated or more relationship-motivated, Fiedler uses his Least Preferred Coworker Scale.

The contingency leadership model leadership variables include:

Robert Treehouse developed the path-goal leadership theory.

What are the two contingency leadership theory leadership styles?