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becky
Student (University), United Kingdom
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What is the Difference between the Contingency Theory versus the Situational Theory of Leadership?
I'm finding it really interesting how confusing and cross defined this subject is.
I think that situational and contingency could almost be band under the same group; to be honest they are very similar.
Dou you agree? If not, what difference you know of?
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Antonio C A Maximiano
Professor, Brazil
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Contingency versus Situational In my perception, contingent and situational are the same concepts. Contingent means dependent on the situation or the circunstances; hence, contingent is situational.
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Jaap de Jonge
Editor, Netherlands
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Contingency NOT Equal to Situational If you watch the video "Situational Leadership versus Contingency Theory" you'll see that even if both theories are similar, there is also a major difference in HOW they deal with the circumstances.
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Antonio C A Maximiano
Professor, Brazil
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Contingent versus Situational I did watch the video, but I am not convinced. If contingent means adapting the leader to the situation and situational means adapting the style to the situation, I can't see how the two may be so different. I would like to know of an original support to this point, not that in the video. Correct me if I am wrong, please. Tks.
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Jaap de Jonge
Editor, Netherlands
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Contingent versus Situational Typically,
- SLT would mean that a leader can flexibly adapt to a follower should the follower change.
- CT would mean you need another leader if the circumstances change / are different.
So they seem similar in that they consider the situation, but in how they deal with changing or different situations is quite different.
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Anonymous
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Situational Leadership versus Contingency Theory Beyond the one already mentioned by Jaap de Jonge, a further difference is:
SITUATIONAL LEADERSHIP as coined by Hersey and Blanchard is more specific in that it focuses solely on leading/managing individual employees, arguing the manager should use a different leadership style depending on the" situation". For the situation, 2 things are considered: competences of an employee in a task area and his/her commitment to this task.
CONTINGENCY THEORY is more generic:
- First of all, it does nog focus solely on managing/leadership.
- Secondly, if we focus on the contingency theory of leadership, the success of the leader is a function of various factors in the form of subordinate, task, and/or group variables. It does not focus on managing/leading individual employees (can also be used at a team, group or company level).
- And thirdly, it suggests to take ALL circumstances into consideration, not only the 2 used in situational leadership.
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