Contingency Theory
Situational Leadership Theory
a contingency theory that focuses on followers' readiness
The University of Ohio State did a study of which two behaviors are typically most effective for leadership?
(1)consideration, leader behaviors that include building good rapport and interpersonal relationships and showing support and concern for subordinates and (2) initiating structure, leader behaviors that provided structure (e.g., role assignment, planning, scheduling) to ensure task completion and goal attainment.
Organization Behavior
Assess, manage and predict behavior of employees so that companies can better understand how to motivate individuals
What other theories fall under the Contingency Theory?
Fiedler's Contingency Theory, the Situational Leadership Theory, the Path-Goal Theory and the Decision-Making Theory.
Who and when was the Fielder's Contingency Theory?
Fred Fielder created Fielder's Contingency Theory in the 1960's
Fielder's Contingency Theory
Leadership effectiveness dependent on interaction of personality of leader and needs of situation
Decision-Making Theory
Refers to periods of anticipation, implementation, and adjustment in career choice/change; posited by David Tiedeman
Contingency Theory
There are specific situational factors that can affect the direct relationships between independent and dependent variables in the study of organizational behavior
Path-Goal Theory
a leadership theory that states that leaders can increase subordinate satisfaction and performance by clarifying and clearing the paths to goals and by increasing the number and kinds of rewards available for goal attainment
independent variable
cause of the change in the dependent variable
reference
https://study.sagepub.com/sites/default/files/reference6.1.pdf https://study.com/academy/lesson/contingency-theory-definition-and-significance-to-organizational-behavior.html https://www.villanovau.com/resources/leadership/leadership-and-contingency-theory/
dependent variable
response affected by an independent variable