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1. According to Fiedler’s contingency theory of leadership, leader behaviors are Hard to change, and people oriented leaders perform best in intermediately favorable situations.
According to Fiedler’s contingency theory of leadership, different people and therefore leaders have a main style of leadership that they will find it hard to deviate from.
Also people who are more people oriented in their leadership style will find it easier to lead when conditions are favorable as they will not have to impose restrictions on people.
2 . Who should you hire? ABIGAIL
The situation is far from favorable so a people oriented leader like Madison will probably be unable to salvage the situation.
What is required is a leadership style that will get things done and take control of the unfavorable situation and turn it around. A task oriented leadership is needed and this is what Abigail will being to the table. She will make sure that the team know what is expected of them which will enable them perform their jobs better.
3. In this situation, it is appropriate to choose a task oriented leader, because the situation is very unfavorable. Leader-member relations are poor, task structure is unstructered, and leader position power is strong.