LPC Contingency Model
Fiedler’s (1964, 1967) LPC contingency model describes how the situation moderates the relationship between leadership effectiveness and a trait measure called the least preferred coworker (LPC) score.
Leader LPC Score
The LPC score is determined by asking a leader to think of all past and present coworkers, select the one with whom the leader could work least well, and rate this person on a set of bipolar adjective scales (e.g., friendly-unfriendly, cooperative uncooperative, efficient-inefficient). The LPC score is the sum of the ratings.
Forsyth (2006) states these situational variables to determine the favourableness of situational control:
Leader-Member Relations, which indicates the extent to which there is …show more content…
Leaders in high positions of power have the ability to distribute resources among their members, meaning they can reward and punish their followers. Leaders in low position power cannot control resources to the same extent as leaders in high power, and so lack the same degree of situational …show more content…
These are high-LPC leaders. High LPCs focus more on personal connections, and they're good at avoiding and managing conflict. They're better able to make complex decisions.
According to Fiedler’s (1978) most recent interpretation, the LPC score indicates a leader’s motive hierarchy. A high LPC leader is primarily motivated to have close, interpersonal relationships with other people, including subordinates, and will act in a considerate, supportive manner if relationships need to be improved.
Achievement of task objectives is a secondary motive that will become important only if the primary affiliation motive is already satisfied by close, personal relationships with subordinates and peers. A low LPC leader is primarily motivated by achievement of task objectives and will emphasize task-oriented behavior whenever task problems arise. The secondary motive of establishing good relations with subordinates will become important only if the group is performing well and it encounters no serious task
Fiedler’s (1964, 1967) LPC contingency model describes how the situation moderates the relationship between leadership effectiveness and a trait measure called the least preferred coworker (LPC) score.
Leader LPC Score
The LPC score is determined by asking a leader to think of all past and present coworkers, select the one with whom the leader could work least well, and rate this person on a set of bipolar adjective scales (e.g., friendly-unfriendly, cooperative uncooperative, efficient-inefficient). The LPC score is the sum of the ratings.
Forsyth (2006) states these situational variables to determine the favourableness of situational control:
Leader-Member Relations, which indicates the extent to which there is …show more content…
Leaders in high positions of power have the ability to distribute resources among their members, meaning they can reward and punish their followers. Leaders in low position power cannot control resources to the same extent as leaders in high power, and so lack the same degree of situational …show more content…
These are high-LPC leaders. High LPCs focus more on personal connections, and they're good at avoiding and managing conflict. They're better able to make complex decisions.
According to Fiedler’s (1978) most recent interpretation, the LPC score indicates a leader’s motive hierarchy. A high LPC leader is primarily motivated to have close, interpersonal relationships with other people, including subordinates, and will act in a considerate, supportive manner if relationships need to be improved.
Achievement of task objectives is a secondary motive that will become important only if the primary affiliation motive is already satisfied by close, personal relationships with subordinates and peers. A low LPC leader is primarily motivated by achievement of task objectives and will emphasize task-oriented behavior whenever task problems arise. The secondary motive of establishing good relations with subordinates will become important only if the group is performing well and it encounters no serious task