The correct answer is C) poor leader-member relations.
During the meeting, Malcolm constantly reminds the rest of the team that he is in charge of this project, and it must be carried out to the wishes of the Schumacker’s upper management so they can attract new clients. Based on this statement, and Fiedler’s Contingency Model, Malcolm has poor leader-member relations.
Fiedler’s Contingency Model says that the effectiveness of the leadership of an individual relies on applying the correct style of leadership according to the situation. This implies that the model does not choose any particular style to be the best, but the leader is the one who has to decide the style of leadership according to a specific situation. In this case, Malcolm is not using an effective leadership style because he is threating the team members. He is having a position of coercion by the way he is handling the situation.
The other options of the question were A) low position power. B) relationship motivated leadership. D good leader-member relations. E) high position power.