Management - Analysis of Usual Leadership Situation

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Question 1- Analysis of Usual Leadership Situation in Auto Repair Shop and Description
of Alan’s Typical Leadership Style and Evaluation of Appropriateness for Leadership
Situation
The usual kind of leadership related situation in the foreign auto repair ship can be
analyzed with the assistance of the situational leadership style and models which includes
Fiedler’s Contingency Theory of Leadership Effectiveness, Hersey-Blanchard Situational
Leadership along with Path-Goal Theory as well. The method which has been used in the
respective aspect of the case study is Fiedler’s Contingency Theory of Leadership
Effectiveness for analysing the usual leadership situation in the auto repair shop. The
respective model can be utilised for analysing the environmental factors of LPC model of
leadership which can be analyzed from the case which is related to analyse relationship
between member and leader should good (Zulfqar et al., 2016).
From the respective case analysis, it is evident that Alan works along with the
mechanics when he is not at all tiring with the managerial kind of work. Therefore, such
mechanics approach him for any kind of help if required. The high structured task is
considered as the entire work of car repairing as well as leading monotonous level
maintenance is being designed in an appropriate manner with the standard kind of procedures
along with standard time for performing repair related task (Veenema et al., 2017). Alan has
been the owner as well as manager of auto repair shop is capable of exercising power through
planning of work schedule along with assigning the work mechanics for working on specific
cars itself.
The Path Goal Theory can be applied in the respective case through analysing the
tasks which are involved along with analysis of the features of various subordinates. The Path

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Goal Theory helps in suggesting the fact that in the respective aspect, the leaders need to
consider task along with features associated with the subordinates while choosing the style of
leadership which needs to be adopted (Vahl, 2018). In the respective case, the nature of the
job varies from high skilled specialized to the general mechanical jobs as well. Additionally,
the characteristics of the job mechanics mainly vary from being old as well as skilled to the
ones who are new and inexperienced. Lastly, the Hersey Blanchard Situational Style of
leadership can be applied to the respective case for identifying situation of the usual
leadership style which is being followed in the respective case (Shapiro & Stefkovich, 2016).
Through the respective style of leadership, it is successful in analysing the readiness of the
different subordinates along with experience as well as motivation that can be categorized in
four major categories which includes:
 R1- Inexperienced as well as less motivated
 R2- Inexperienced as well as Motivated
 R3- Experienced, however not at all motivated
 R4- Experienced along with Motivated
In accordance to the respective case, Hans and Gill are the oldest employees and they
have high level of expertise and they hardly make any mistakes. On the other hand, Herbie as
well as Bart are skilled mechanics with own kind of specialization which shows that they are
interested and they fall under R4 category. While, Kirk is young worker and he has been
resigning himself in the auto repair work falls in the R1 category. Lastly, La Mont as well as
Joanie belongs to R2 category of the model as they both are considered to be young and their
morale is high in performing the tasks successfully (Mitchell & Reiter-Palmon, 2017).
With reference to the case, it can be seen and analyzed that Alan has been capable of
adopting the proper mixture of the laissez-faire along with participative kind of leadership