Victor Vroom and Philip Yetton
Sergio Caredda
Vroom, V. H., & Yetton, P. W. (2017). Leadership and decision-making. University Of Pittsburgh Press.
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In 1973 Victor Vroom and Philip Yetton published a book by the title “Leadership adn Decision Making”, where they suggested a model to identify the best decision-making approach and leadership style to take based on the situation experienced. The model had the advantage of linking, for th efirst time, Leadership and Decision Making in a organised way. Unfortunately the model itself was flawed by a structure that was too rigid.
Vroom and Arthur Jago addressed these weaknesses and amended the original model in their 1988 book, “The New Leadership” (Vroom and Jago, 1988). The newer model is more complex and includes several additional questions, which allow users to take other constraints, such as geographic location, into account when making their decision. It also uses a mathematical formula to help people to pinpoint the optimum decision-making process for their situation.
The model still suggests that leadership style varies on the basis of the decision-making ability of the leaders in different situations. Leadership style was merely based on the degree of employee’s contribution and activeness in the decision-making process, and five styled were identified.
- Autocratic (AI): The leader solely decides with the available information.
- Autocratic (AII): This is stringic autocratic leadership style where the leader takes the opinion of group members to gather more information but may or may not share the final decision with the group members.
- Consultative (CI): The leaders consult with the group members to explore opinions but solely takes the decision.
- Consultative (CII): The leaders consult with the group members to explore opinions and also invites suggestions but solely takes the decision.
- Collaborative (GII): The leader allows the group to take their own decisions collectively and plays a supportive role in the process.
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Vroom, V. H., & Jago, A. G. (1988). The new leadership: Managing participation in organizations. Prentice-Hall.
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