Marcel supervises a group of paralegals serving the firm's lawyers. He gets along well with his employees, and he has created detailed procedures for all the types of legal document they encounter. Marcel hires and fires; he also gives work assignments, performance appraisals, and promotions. The optimal leadership style for Marcel is _____ according to the contingency model.

A. transformational
B. task-oriented
C. transitional
D. relationship-oriented
E. consideration


B. task-oriented

The situational control is high, which, according to Fiedler, suggests that a task-oriented style would be most effective.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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B) Void because it is anticompetitive. C) Void because Suggs did not suggest it. D) Voidable at Suggs' option.

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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