A major criticism of Fiedler's work stated that it failed to recognize that effective leaders ________
A) are always task oriented
B) can change leadership styles
C) cannot change leadership styles
D) are always relationship oriented
Answer: B
Explanation: Fiedler's model assumed that leadership style is fixed, so not being able to change leadership styles is a quality that it did recognize. Fiedler's model did not categorically endorse either a task-oriented or a relationship-oriented leadership style, so those two choices can be ruled out as correct answers. The criticism most commonly leveled at the model was that it failed to recognize that leaders are not static–they can change leadership styles depending on the situation. This makes that choice the correct response.
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