Contingency Approach to Leadership Effectiveness Leader-Situation Fit
PRINCIPLE DETERMINE PERSON-SITUATION FIT FOR LEADERSHIP EFFECTIVENESS Situational Aspect of Leadership Focus: Situational Aspect of Leadership
Major Premise Leader must fit the situation Situation determines who will emerge and be effective as a leader In other words
Fiedlers Contingency Model of Leadership Effectiveness Leader effectiveness depends on the interaction between: personal traits and situational variables
Traits & Situation Personal Traits: Task Orientation (initiating structure) Relationship Orientation (consideration) Situational Variable: Favorability of the Situation (low-medium-high)
Favorability of the Situation Leader-Members Relationship (how accepted the leader is) Degree of Task Structure (how structured the task is) Leaders Position of Power (How much formal authority the leader has) Positive relationship
Leadership Effectiveness Leaders effectiveness will depend on the appropriateness of the match between: Task or relationship personal orientation & The level of favorability of the situation
Match Alternatives Level of Favorability HighMediumLow Leadership Style Task Oriented Relationship Oriented Task Oriented
LPC and Situational Favorableness Low LPC High LPC Validation Studies Original Studies FUF ToL RoL
TAKE-HOME MESSAGE FIT matters