FIEDLER

’S THEORY

Yata. Veera Brahmam ROOL.NO:9051

FIEDLER’S MODEL POSTULATES THAT EFFECTIVENESS OF A LEADER DEPENDS UPON

1.HIS MOTIVATIONAL STYLE (BEHAVIOR)

AND2.SITUATION FAVORABLENESS (SITUATIONS)

DIFFERENT BEHAVIOURS ARE SUITABLE FOR DIFFERENT SITUATIONS FAVOURABLENESS

THOSE DIFFERENT SITUATIONS ARE BASED ON COMBINATION OF DIFFERENT FACTORS.

TASK STRUCTURE(STRUCTURED/UN STRUCTURED)

LEADER POSITION POWER(STRONG/WEAK)

LEADER-MEMBER RELATIONS (GOOD/POOR)

DIFFERENT SITUATIONS

THIS MODEL POSTULATES THAT ONE BEHAVIOUR IS NOT SUITABLE FOR ALL SITUATIONS HE DIVIDED THIS BEHAVIOUR INTO TWO TYPES BY USING “LEAST PREFERRED CO-WORKERS SCALE”

RELATION-ORIENTATION

TASK-ORIENTATION

Pleasant 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 UnpleasantRejecting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 AcceptingTense 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RelaxedDistant 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CloseCold 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 WarmSupportive 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 HostileBoring 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 InterestingQuarrelsome 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Harmonious

Gloomy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 CheerfulOpen 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 GuardedBackbiting 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 LoyalUntrustworthy 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TrustworthyConsiderate 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Inconsiderate

Nasty 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 NiceAgreeable 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Disagreeable

Insincere 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 SincereKind 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Unkind

Instructionsthe leaders are asked to describe this person by circling numbers at the appropriate points on each of the following pairs of bipolaradjectives. Work rapidly. There are no right or wrong answers.o the responses of these scale will total and average

a high LPC score suggested that the leader has ‘relation-oriented’, while the low Lpc indicates A ‘task-oriented’.

ESSENTIALS OF RELATION-ORIENTED AND TASK-ORIENTED LEADERSHIP STYLES:

RELATION-ORIENTED : TASK-ORIENTED: Good interpersonal

relations Sensitive to the needs

and feelings of others open communication

with subordinates

Use of power Task structure No consultations with

subordinates

ESSENTIALS OF RELATION-ORIENTED AND TASK-ORIENTED LEADERSHIP STYLES:

BEHAVIER(SKILLS)

SITUATION

RELATION-ORIENTED TASK-ORIENTED

TASK STRUCTURE UNPERFECT PERFECT

LEADER-MEMBER RELATIONS

PERFECT UNPERFECT

LEADER POSITION POWER

LOW HIGH

T T T T R R T T

MOST UN FAVOURABLEMODERATE

different behaviours are suitable for different situations:

Most un favourable

high favourable/controllable situation:Task-oriented: able to relax.

Relation-oriented: able to solve problems with interpersonal skills.moderate favourable/controllable situation:Relation-oriented: perform best in this situation. Because they are sensitive to the needs of members

Task-oriented: they are not able to deal patently.Low favourable/controllable situation:Task-oriented: able to provide the direction that the employees want.Relation-oriented: not able to solve problems with interpersonal skills.

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