The Impact of Situational Leadership and Classroom Structure on Learning Effectiveness

Abstract

Situational Leadership Theory was used to design and conduct two training courses for managers. Appropriate Situational Leadership styles were varied during the course, according to students' task maturity. When final examina tion scores for these groups were compared with scores obtained by managers in two control groups-receiving identicaL content, but not Situational Leader ship-based training-the managers in the experimental groups were found to have scored significantly higher. It is suggested that Situational Leadership Theory may be productively applied in training and educational as well as typical management situations.