Fred Fiedler viewed task versus relationship as a leader trait that was relatively constant for any given person.

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This statement is true. Fred Fiedler's contingency theory of leadership proposes that a leader's effectiveness is determined by the interaction between their leadership style and the favorability of the situation. Fiedler believed that a leader's predominant style was relatively fixed and characterized by either task orientation or relationship orientation.

Fred Fiedler Viewed Task Versus Relationship as a Leader Trait