44. Multiple Linkage Models
Multiple Linkage Model (Yukl, 1981, 1989)
Work unit performance depends on six variables: member effort, member ability, organization of the work, teamwork and cooperation, availability of essential resources, and external coordination with other parts of the organization
Leaders can influence the variables in an umber of ways, although the effects of leader behavior depend in part of the situation
- Short term-correct deficiencies; long term-make the situation more favorable
Research: little new research to support
Conceptual weaknesses: Lack of specific propositions about which leader behaviors influence variables in what situations (more a general framework than a formal theory with precise propositions)
Leader-Environment-Follower-Interaction Theory (Wofford, 1982)
Similar to Multiple Linkage Model
Subordinate performance is dependent on four intervening variables: ability to do the work, task motivation, clear and appropriate perceptions, and the presence or absence of environmental constraints
A leader can influence subordinate performance by influencing the intervening variables (diagnose and implement)
Situational variables have a direct influence on the intervening variables