According to Fred E. Fiedler's contingency theory of leadership,

a. The dimensions of leadership style are initiating structure and consideration.

b. The task-motivated style is most effective when a situation is very favorable or unfavorable.

c. The assumption is that an individual's leadership style is adaptable to the situation.

d. The relationship-motivated style is most effective when a situation is very unfavorable.

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According to Fred E. Fiedler's contingency theory of leadership,

a. The dimensions of leadership style are initiating structure and consideration.

b. The task-motivated style is most effective when a situation is very favorable or unfavorable.

c. The assumption is that an individual's leadership style is adaptable to the situation.

d. The relationship-motivated style is most effective when a situation is very unfavorable.

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Ismael Banks · Answer 1

Answer:Option C is correct.

Explanation:

Fred E. Fiedler was born on the 13th of July in the year 1922 in Vienna, Austria. He was one of the great Psychologists in the twentieth century. Fred E. Fiedler seek to explain what leadership is all about and how to succeed as a leader.

According to Fred E. Fiedler's In his contingency theory of leadership, he believes that being effective as a leader is based on the situation.

Option C: ''The assumption is that an individual's leadership style is adaptable to the situation'' is correct.

Fiedler's contingency theory is one of the general contingency, the other sub theories that fall into the general contingency thing are; Path-Goal theory, Decision-making theory, and Situational leadership theory.