Applying Fiedler’s contingency theory A high-LPC leader should, ideally, be
moved to a job in which the situational control is extremely high or extremely low. In speci c
situations, it may not be possible to change the leader. In that case, an e ort should be made
to change the situation by altering relations between leaders and group members or by con-
trolling the power that could be exercised by the leader in a given situation.
Despite the fact that research on the LPC contingency theory has yielded mixed results,
practitioners have found it quite useful when it comes to suggesting ways to enhance leader
e ectivene ...
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