Leadership Effectiveness Che

Chen and Silverthorne (2005) conducted a study designed to test the Situation Leadership Theory (SLT) developed by Hersey and Blanchard. These researchers looked specifically at the viability of this theory of leadership effectiveness and the impact of what they called the degree of match between leadership style and employee readiness level on a variety of measures of leadership outcome. Theoretically, Chen and Silverthorne noted that the influence of leadership style on job performance, satisfaction, stress, and turnover intention has been well established in empirical studies. At the same time, there is also evidence regarding the necessity of eliminating leader reliance on a single leadership style and the development of competencies which permit the leader to assess specific situation and respond to those situations appropriately.

Major findings generated by the authors include a failure to support SLT predictions advan

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