leader match

an approach to leadership training based on the contingency theory of leadership of Fred Fiedler. It proposes (a) that effective leadership is dependent on a match between the individual’s leadership style and the particular group situation and (b) that individuals usually find it difficult to alter their established style of leadership but (c) that leaders can be trained to diagnose a situation and alter it to fit their own style.

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Psychology term of the day

February 25th 2025

simple structure

in exploratory factor analysis, a set of criteria for determining the adequacy of a factor rotation solution. These criteria require that each factor show a pattern of high factor loadings on certain variables and near-zero loadings on others and that each variable load on only one factor. This minimizes the complexity of the factor solution, allows each variable to be most strongly identified with a specific factor, and increases interpretability.