The new chief operating officer (COO) of the healthcare facility states, "I believe that Fiedler had it right in his Contingency theory
" The nurse executive understands that this COO will work to create which type of environment in the facility? Select all that apply. 1. Positive relationships between leaders and employees
2. A low amount of structure in task assignments
3. A decentralization of power from the leadership to the employees
4. A static approach to leadership matters
5. Leadership must change as the situation changes
1, 5
Explanation: 1. Fiedler believed that the best type of situation occurs when there are positive leader-member relations.
2. Fiedler believed that high task structure resulted in the best situations.
3. Fielder believed that high position power resulted in the best situations.
4. This is not a static approach to leadership, but rather a situational approach.
5. In this theory, as the groups and situations change, leadership also changes.
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