Comments on: The Contingency Theory http://www.bealeader.net//104/the-contingency-theory?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-contingency-theory Leadership Concepts, Leadership Theory, Leadership Tips and Leadership News Sun, 17 Apr 2011 12:40:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: The ABC of Leadership Theories, Part 2 | BeALeader.Net http://www.bealeader.net//104/the-contingency-theory/comment-page-1#comment-466 The ABC of Leadership Theories, Part 2 | BeALeader.Net Fri, 17 Oct 2008 14:24:21 +0000 http://www.bealeader.net/wnn2/?p=104#comment-466 [...] Several theories can be referred as contingency theories. A contingency theory is one that tries to match the leader’s style with the context. Then, an effective leader depends (is contingent) on matching the style with his setting. The most renowned contingency theory was developed by Fred Fiedler in the 1960s. He developed a scale (LPC) to rate a leader and define his style. On the other hand, for situations he centers his attention on three variables: leader-member relations, task structure and position power. Together these three variables determined the favorableness of situations in the organization. Matching the favorableness of a situation with a leaders LPC then could predict the efectiveness of a leader. (Want to learn more?, check The Contingency Theory) [...] [...] Several theories can be referred as contingency theories. A contingency theory is one that tries to match the leader’s style with the context. Then, an effective leader depends (is contingent) on matching the style with his setting. The most renowned contingency theory was developed by Fred Fiedler in the 1960s. He developed a scale (LPC) to rate a leader and define his style. On the other hand, for situations he centers his attention on three variables: leader-member relations, task structure and position power. Together these three variables determined the favorableness of situations in the organization. Matching the favorableness of a situation with a leaders LPC then could predict the efectiveness of a leader. (Want to learn more?, check The Contingency Theory) [...]

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