Question

According to the contingency model, a relationship-oriented leadership style works best in ______ situations.

a. low control
b. high control
c. moderate control
d. uncontrolled
e. both high and low control

Answer 1

The best answer would be best in (C) moderate control situations.

This is because in situations where relationship-oriented leadership style would be most suitable, the task structures are generally already quite good, and thus a high degree of control is unnecessary. That does not mean any kind of supervisory activities are unnecessary though, since any task should be carefully monitored in terms of their quality and effectiveness.