Vroom and Yetton/Vroom and Jago leader-participation model,”incorporates five alternative styles of leadership and twelve so-called contingency variables (e.g., the importance of the decision, how well structured the problem is, whether there is likely to be conflict among followers over solution alternatives
and time constraints on the leader that may limit follower involvement)—all with an eye for relating the behavior and participation of the leader to decision-making.- very complex—too much so for practical use by managers- not heavily used in the field”