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According to Fiedler's Contingency Theory, which of the following determines situational favorableness?

Organizational culture
Task complexity (correct)
Subordinate characteristics
Leader's personality

Which theory of leadership is based on Expectancy Theory of Motivation?

Transformational Leadership Theory
Path-Goal Theory of Leadership (correct)
Fiedler's Contingency Theory
Situational Leadership Theory

According to the Path-Goal Theory of Leadership, which of the following is NOT a leadership style?

Coaching
Directing
Monitoring (correct)
Supporting

Which of the following is NOT one of the levels of employee development in the SLII model?

Independent achiever (C)

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What is the advantage of Fiedler's Contingency Theory?

It is easy to measure LPC and situational factors (D)

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What is the disadvantage of the SLII model?

It is subjective (C)

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Which theory of leadership is the latest version of the Path-Goal Theory?

Situational Leadership Theory (B)

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Fiedler's Contingency Theory: leadership style must match situation, LPC scale determines style, situational favorableness determined by leader-member relations, task structure, and position power. Path-Goal Theory of Leadership: style should be contingent on situation, based on Expectancy Theory of Motivation. Subordinate characteristics and environment impact leadership style. Leadership styles: directing, coaching, supporting, delegating. Levels of employee development: enthusiastic beginner, disillusioned learner, capable but cautious performer, self-reliant achiever. SLII model is the latest version of the Path-Goal Theory. Original model used different terms. Advantages include taking situation into account, easy to measure LPC and situational factors. Disadvantages include lack of flexibility, subjectivity of LPC scale and situational assessment, and complexity.