Question

One guide to choosing a leadership approach uses a series of questions. For example, "Is decision quality highly important?" or "Is the problem structured and easily analyzed?". With the answers, the leader can choose how authoritarian or how democratic to be. This guide is ________.

Answer 1

Answer: Vroom and Yetton's normative decision model.

Explanation:

The Vroom–Yetton normative decision model is a situational leadership theory of industrial and organizational psychology that was developed by Victor Vroom, in collaboration with Phillip Yetton and later with Arthur Jago. The situational theory argues the best style of leadership is contingent to the situation.

Regarding decision making, the Vroom-Yetton model suggests that being autocratic, seeking advice, considering alternative approaches before a decision is made, informing a group on an issue, and letting that group develop the solution without forcing your own ideas are all important at times.