Question

Your leader demonstrates both high concern for performance and high concern for employee welfare. Which leadership studies would this be consistent with?

Answer 1

Answer:

The Ohio State studies

Explanation:

A Leader is someone in a group that is straddled with the task of directing task-relevant group activities or, in the absence of a chosen leader, carrying the primary responsibility for performing the above functions in the group.

The Ohio's research/ studies carried out focus on Behavioral approach which was begun by researchers at Ohio State University. Its Leadership theory focus on the kinds of behavior engaged in by people in leadership roles and identified two major types which are consideration and initiating structure. Consideration as a type of behavior identified in the Ohio State studies are behavior showing mutual trust, respect, and a certain warmth and communication between the supervisor and group.