William James Reddin
Sergio Caredda
Reddin, W. J. (1983). Managerial effectiveness and style: Individual or situation. publisher not identified.
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Bill ReddinĀ was a British professor and management behaviouralist, who developed some key theories relating to situational leadership styles and the managerial impact on organisational effectiveness. He developed this, which was later namedĀ 3D Leadership Model, as part of his PhD Thesis, focused onĀ Managerial Effectiveness and Style. Through his research he identified several different leadership styles and measures their effectiveness in a number of typical situations, essentially amplifying theĀ Management Grid by adding a new dimension of analysis. And essentially adding a fundamental contribution to the concept of Situational leadership, by stating that there is no best leadership style that can be applied to all situations.
The concept of Effectiveness was definedĀ by the appropriateness of the particular leadership style in any given situation and he argued that this should be the main focus of any managerās efforts. The image above illustrates how each style can be applied (and interpreted) appropriately or inappropriately to a specific situation.
Reddin also identified two further dimensions of analysis at the individual level, noting theĀ FlexibilityĀ andĀ RigidityĀ of each individual style.
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