Question

Jack emphasizes to his people that the work must be done, regardless of circumstances, and encourages his employees to meet their sales quotas. He is generally liked, but because sales are unstructured, sometimes his employees resent his rather heavy-handed approach. Fiedler's contingency model would classify Jack as ________ oriented.

Answer 1

Fiedler's contingency model would classify Jack as task structure oriented.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Fiedler's contingency model

Task Structure refers to the extent to which group tasks are clear and structured.

It can structured and unstructured

When task structure is unstructured or low, group tasks are vague. There is no clear solution or correct approach to complete the goal.

In contrast, when task structure is structured or high, the objective is clear. Employees have a clear idea about the how to approach and reach the company's goal

Jack' approach that emphasizes to his people that the work must be done, regardless of circumstances, and encourages his employees to meet their sales quotas is categorized under task structure.