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Leadership

CONTINGENCY THEORIES OF EFFECTIVE LEADERSHIP

• Contingency Theory – Theory that explains leadership effectiveness in terms of situational moderator variables

LPC (Least Preferred Co-Worker) CONTINTENCY MODEL

• The LPC contingency model describes how the situation moderates the relationship between leadership effectiveness and a trait measure called the “least preferred co-worker” score

Leader LPC Score

• The LPC score is determined by:
• Asking a leader to think of all past and present co-workers
• Select the one with whom the leader could work least well, and
• Rate this person on a set of bipolar adjective scales
 Friendly/Unfriendly
 Cooperative/Uncooperative
• A leader who is generally critical in rating the least preferred co-worker will obtain a low LPC score, whereas a leader who generally lenient will obtain a high LPC score
• A high LPC leader is primarily motivated to:
o Have close interpersonal relationship with other......


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