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According to contingency theory, each public organization may require a different style of leadership. Discuss to determine an appropriate leadership approach or theory (as introduced in the prior slides, pp. 18-25) for the following public organizations.

(1) Welleby Elementary School (public) in Broward County

(2) The DMV in Sunrise

(3) Coral Springs Fire Department

Publicadministrationintheoryandapplication.pdf

DIFFERENT APPROACHES/TYPES OF LEADERSHIP SECTION II

TRADITIONAL APPROACH

Trait theory

 Assumption

 Leaders are born

 Inductive approach

 Stogdill (1948) analyzed 124 studies between 1904-1947: (1) intelligence, (2)

responsibility, (3) being active in social situations

 Stogdill (1974) analyzed 163 studies: (1) strong drive for responsibility and task

completion, (2) considerable vigor and persistence in the pursuit of goal, (3)

creativity in problem solving, (4) willingness to accept the consequences of their

decisions, (5) or capacity for absorbing stress (Denhardt et al., 2013: 196)

 Holzer & Schwester (2016): (1) Height, (2) intelligence, (3) self-confidence,

(4)sociability, (5) integrity, and (6) diligence (p. 291).

TRADITIONAL

APPROACH

The managerial Grid

 Feature

 From personality to behavior

 Key components

 Concern for production: Focusing on

results, performance, and the

bottom line

 Concern for people: Focusing on job

satisfaction, working conditions, and

wage and salary

CONTINGENCY

APPROACH

Situational Leadership

 Proponents

 Hersey & Blanchard in late 1960s

 Main arguments

 Different situations require different

styles of leaderships

 Leaders need to understand key

characteristics of their orgs and adapt

their behaviors to fit the situation

 Key components

 Follower readiness: D3 & D4 = follower

directed; D2 & D1 = Leader directed

Source: (https://inbody.es/2020/04/20/when-context-meets-challenge-an-approach-of-situational-leadership/)

CONTINGENCY APPROACH

Contingency theory

 Main argument

 Task-oriented leaders are more likely to thrive in both favorable and unfavorable situations

 Relationship-oriented leaders is good for the moderate situation

 Key components

 Task-oriented leader: Efficient and goal oriented

 Relationship-oriented leader: Derived satisfaction from successful interpersonal relationship

 Position power: The degree to which the position enable to get others to comply with leader’s direction

 Task structure: The degree to which the task is structured or clearly defined

 Leader-member relations: Whether the work environment is positive or negative (friendly vs. confrontational)

Source: https://www.paretolabs.com/fielders-contingency-theory/

CONTINGENCY APPROACH

Path-Goal Theory

 Assumption

 Derived from expectancy theory, this concept posits that individuals will be more

satisfied with their work when they believe that their efforts will lead to valuable

rewards, thereby motivating them to be more diligent.

 Key components

 Directive leadership: Dealing with clearly informing subordinates→(1) when employees

are dogmatic, (2) when rules are unclear, (3) when the demands of task are ambiguous

 Participative leadership: Dealing with including subordinates in decision making→(1)

when subordinates have a great sense of autonomy, but the tasks are ambiguous

 Supportive leadership: Dealing with human needs (e.g., friendly & approachable)→ (1)

when subordinates are engaged in work that is stressful, frustrating, or unsatisfying

 Achievement-oriented leadership: Dealing with challenging subordinates to do their

best→ (1) when subordinates perform ambiguous nonrepetitive tasks

CONTEMPORARY TYPOLOGY:

TWO PRIMARY TYPES OF LEADERSHIP

 Transactional leadership

 Source: Bureaucratic authority and legitimate power

 Emphases: Task assignment, work standard, employee compliance

 Mechanism: Relying on punishment to influence employees’ behaviors

 Focus: Protecting individual’s right bases on the consideration of utility

maximization

Source: (Ng & Sears 2012)

CONTEMPORARY TYPOLOGY:

TWO PRIMARY TYPES OF LEADERSHIP

 Transformational leadership

 Source: Appealing to higher ideals and moral values

 Emphases: Defining a vision and inspiring followers to carry it out

 Dimensions: (1) idealized influence; (2) inspirational motivation, (3) intellectual stimulation, and (4) individualized considerations

 Focus: What is morally right?; protecting individual’s rights and dignity

 Anticipation: Inclusivity and social responsibility

Source: (Ng & Sears, 2012)