CONTINGENCY THEORY

Question 1

Leading

Answer 1

SHOULD NOT BE BASED UPON A LEADER’S
WAY OF LEADING AND INSTEAD SHOULD BE
ANALYZED AND ASSESSED THROUGH THEIR
METHOD OF LEADING IN A SPECIFIC SITUATION
C OR SCENARIO.

Question 2

Match

Answer 2

WHEN A LEADER IS ASSIGNED TO A
SPECIFIC SCENARIO OR SITUATION TO
DISPLAY HIS CAPABILITIES AS A LEADER,I
HIS CONSIDERED A MATCH

Question 3

Perfect Match

Answer 3

IT IS CONSIDERED A PERFECT MATCH
IF THE LEADERS ARE SUCCESSFUL IN
The role they played.

Question 4

Contingency Theory’
ORGANIZATION

Answer 4

-STATES THAT EACH ORGANIZATION HAS THEIR OWN UNIQUE CHARACTERISTICS WITH VARIED PROBLEMS OR CHALLENGES FACED. HENCE,UNIVERSAL THEORIES ARE RENDERRED INAPPLICABLE.
-ORGANIZATION’S PERFORMANCE IS ALSO AFFECTED BY THE INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FACTOR

Question 5

1964

Answer 5

CONTINGENCY THEORY WAS INTRODUCE BY FRED FIEDLER

Question 6

1970

Answer 6

EXPERTS SUCH AS PAUL LAWRENCE,JAY LORSCH, AND JAMES THOMPSON STUDIED THE IMPACT OF CONTINGENCY FACTORS ON THE ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE.

Question 7

Fred Fiedler

Answer 7

DEVELOPED AND USED A MODEL TO ILLUSTRATE THE CONTINGENCY THEORY. HE BELIEVED IN SITUATIONAL
LEADERSHIP STYLE WHEREIN A LEADER
SHOULD BE ABLE TO ADAPT GIVEN THE SITUATION. AND SO MAKES LEADERSHIP CONTINGENT TO THE ENVIRONMENTAL SITUATION