Austrian-American industrial and organizational psychologist known for his work on leadership and contingency theory. In 1967 he introduced the contingency model of leadership, later known as the Fiedler contingency model, holding that the most effective leadership style depends on the leader's personality and the degree of control and influence the situation gives them. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Death PlaceWashington state, United States 1 Defining ContributionThe Fiedler contingency model of leadership (1967): effective leadership depends on the fit between a leader's style and how much control and influence the situation gives them. 1 Notable WorkA Theory of Leadership Effectiveness (1967) 1 Connections
Theories and Models Developed
One of several key developers of contingency theory named by the entity's own cited source; Joan Woodward, also named there for the technology-determines-structure strand, is not yet a business-figure entity here.
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In 1967 he introduced the contingency model of leadership, later known as the Fiedler contingency model.
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Fred Fiedler (1993): Developed Fiedler's contingency model of leadership
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