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Lecture 1: Situational Leadership

Lecture 2: Fielder’s Contingency Model and Path-Goal Theory

Module 3: Contingency Theory

Lecture 1: Situational Leadership

Lecture 2: Fielder’s Contingency Model and Path-Goal Theory

Module 3: Contingency Theory

• Discuss the elements of Fiedler’s Contingency Model of Leadership

• Describe the elements of the Path-Goal Theory

• Discuss Substitutes for Leadership

Lecture 2: Fiedler’s Model Objectives

Fiedler’s Contingency Model

Designed to diagnose whether a leader  is task‐oriented or relationship‐

oriented and match leader style to the  situation

Fiedler’s Contingency Model

Designed to diagnose whether a leader  is task‐oriented or relationship‐

oriented and match leader style to the  situation

Fielder’s Leadership Styles

• Relationship‐oriented  ‐ Concerned with people ‐ Establishes mutual trust and respect ‐ Listens to employees’ needs

• Task‐oriented ‐ Primarily motivated by task accomplishment

• Measured with a least preferred coworker  (LPC) scale

Situation

• Group atmosphere and members’ attitudes toward  and acceptance of the leader

Leader‐member relations

• Extent to which tasks performed by the group are  defined, involve specific procedures, and have clear,  explicit goals

Task structure

• Extent to which the leader has formal authority over  subordinates

Position power

Fiedler’s Classification:   How Leader Style Fits the Situation

Fiedler’s Classification:   How Leader Style Fits the Situation

Fiedler’s Classification:   How Leader Style Fits the Situation

Fiedler’s Classification:   How Leader Style Fits the Situation

Fiedler’s Classification:   How Leader Style Fits the Situation

Path‐Goal Theory

Contingency approach to leadership in  which the leader’s responsibility is to  increase subordinates’ motivation

‐ By clarifying the behaviors necessary  for task accomplishment and rewards

Leader Roles with Path‐Goal

Leader Behavior

• Shows concern for subordinates’ well‐being and  personal needs • Leadership behavior is open, friendly, and  approachable, and the leader creates a team climate  and treats subordinates as equals

Supportive leadership

• Tells subordinates exactly what they are supposed to do • Leader behavior includes planning, making schedules,  setting performance goals and behavior standards,  and stressing adherence to rules and regulations

Directive leadership

Situational Theory

• Personal characteristics of group members ‐ Ability and skills ‐ Needs and motivations

• Work environment ‐ Degree of task structure ‐ Nature of the formal authority system ‐ Work group itself

Path‐Goal Situations and  Preferred Leader Behaviors

Path‐Goal Situations and  Preferred Leader Behaviors

Substitutes for Leadership

• Situational variable that makes leadership  unnecessary or redundant

Substitute

• Situational characteristic that counteracts the  leadership style and prevents the leader from  displaying certain behaviors

Neutralizer

Substitutes and Neutralizers      for Leadership

Substitutes and Neutralizers      for Leadership

Substitutes and Neutralizers      for Leadership

Substitutes and Neutralizers      for Leadership

Substitutes and Neutralizers      for Leadership

Complete:

Leader’s Self‐Insight 3.3

Self‐Assessment “Measuring Substitutes for Leadership”

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