Which of the following scales was used by Fred Fiedler to measure whether a person is a task- or relationship-oriented leader?
A) The path-goal scale
B) The organization man scale
C) The least preferred co-worker scale
D) The participative scale
E) The authority-obedience scale

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Fred Fiedler used the Least Preferred Co-Worker (LPC) scale to measure whether a person is a task- or relationship-oriented leader. LPC scale asks individuals to think about a person with whom they have worked least well and rate that person on various dimensions. A person who rates the co-worker positively tends to be more relationship-oriented, while a person who rates lower tends to be more task-oriented.

Which of the Following Scales Was Used by Fred Fiedler