Question: please help me answer tq Question 2 Jennifer has just been promoted to the leader of the programming team of a high tech company where

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Question 2

Jennifer has just been promoted to the leader of the programming team of a high tech company where she has been working for the past 5 years. The company operates in a highly dynamic environment where jobs are not well defined as work is determined through customer based solutions. The program team has been working together for a few years, and Jennifer has a good relationship with the team. While Jennifer is now the leader of the team most of the programmers drive their own jobs so Jennifer does not have a lot of power to reward or punish her new team. Compare and contrast a task oriented leadership style and a relationship oriented style.

Source: Adapted and modified from Robbins, SP, De Cenzo, D.A., and Coulter, M. (2017). Fundamentals of Management, 10th Edition, Pearson.

Required:

Using Fiedler's Contingency Theory, discuss the most relevant leadership style that you would recommend to Jennifer. Justify your answer.

(10 marks)

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