One of the factors that Path-Goal Theory recommends leaders pay attention to is their followers need for autonomy

Strategies are employed to

a. make better use of company resources. b. set specific and achievable objectives. c. sustain an advantage over the competition. d. both a and c of the above. e. all of the above.

A marketing research firm has instructed its research associates to collect primary data by stopping people at a shopping mall or busy street corner and request an interview on the spot

Which contact method is being used by the researchers in this case? What probable risk may the researchers face while using this method?