Q1 The management of Trendsetter Limited (TL) is concemed about the high turnover in sales furction. Recently, sales bead has also resigned from the office. This is alarming as sales of TL is suffering adversely. TL has well-defined operating procedures covering cach aspect of sales function. Further, position of sales head is fully empowered to make day-to-day decisions including appraising the staff reporting to it. The management believes that sales bead with right leadership style is imminent and it has short listed two candidates namely Dania and Furqan. To determine their leadership styles, maragement requested them to complete a questionnaire based on Fred Fiedler's 'Least Preferred Co-worke (LPC) scale The results are summarized as follows: Name of candidate Dania Score on LPC Scale 85 45 Furqan Requiteds using Fred Fiedler's Contingency Model (a) determine the leadenhip sryles of Dania and Furqan. (02) PHOTO MAGIC B&W2 COLOR2 GR
Q1 The management of Trendsetter Limited (TL) is concemed about the high turnover in sales furction. Recently, sales bead has also resigned from the office. This is alarming as sales of TL is suffering adversely. TL has well-defined operating procedures covering cach aspect of sales function. Further, position of sales head is fully empowered to make day-to-day decisions including appraising the staff reporting to it. The management believes that sales bead with right leadership style is imminent and it has short listed two candidates namely Dania and Furqan. To determine their leadership styles, maragement requested them to complete a questionnaire based on Fred Fiedler's 'Least Preferred Co-worke (LPC) scale The results are summarized as follows: Name of candidate Dania Score on LPC Scale 85 45 Furqan Requiteds using Fred Fiedler's Contingency Model (a) determine the leadenhip sryles of Dania and Furqan. (02) PHOTO MAGIC B&W2 COLOR2 GR
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The management of Trendsetter Limited (TL) is concemed about the high turnover in sales
furction. Recently, sales bead has also resigned from the office. This is alarming as sales of
TL is suffering adversely. TL has well-deficed operating procedures covering cach aspect of
sales function. Further, position of sales head is fully empowered to make day-to-day
decisions including appraising the staff reporting to it.
The management believes thar sales head with right leadership style is imminent and it has
short listed tD candidates namely Dania and Furqan To determine their leadership styles,
macagement requested them to complete a questionnaire based on Fred Fiedler's 'Least
Preferred Co-rorke (LPC) scale The results are summarized as follows:
Name of candidate
Danis
Furgan
Score on LPC Scale
85
45
Requiteds
By using Fred Fiedler's Contingency Model
determine the leademhip styles of Dania and Furgan.
(02)
(a)
PHOTO
MAGIC
B&W2
COLOR2
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Q.1
The management of Trendsetter Limited (TL) is concemed about the high turnover in sales
furction. Recently, sales bead has also resigned from the office. This is alarming as sales of
TL is suffering adversely. TL has well-deficed operating procedures covering cach aspect of
sales function. Further, position of sales head is fully empowered to make day-to-day
decisions including appraising the staff reporting to it.
The management believes thar sales head with right leadership style is imminent and it has
short listed tD candidates namely Dania and Furqan To determine their leadership styles,
macagement requested them to complete a questionnaire based on Fred Fiedler's 'Least
Preferred Co-rorke (LPC) scale The results are summarized as follows:
Name of candidate
Danis
Furgan
Score on LPC Scale
85
45
Requiteds
By using Fred Fiedler's Contingency Model
determine the leademhip styles of Dania and Furgan.
(02)
(a)
PHOTO
MAGIC
B&W2
COLOR2
GR
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