Paris is asked by the vice president of her department to lead a task force developing specifications for a new customer database to be used by several other departments in her organization. Paris is an IT supervisor, but most of the other task force members are directors of other departments. At the first meeting, several asked questions that she had trouble answering. Using the contingency model, what is Paris's situational control?

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Leader-member relations are likely poor because Paris can't answer her colleagues' questions. The task is relatively unstructured because it is new and complex. Paris has little position power. These lead to a low-control situation.

Paris Is Asked by the Vice President of Her Department