Vroom and Yetton‟s contingency model of leadership is based on certain aspects of a leader‟s decision, they are (a) decision quality (b) decision acceptance (c) both of the above (d) neither of the above [hint: Vroom and Yetton’s contingency model of leadership is based on two aspects of a leader’s decision: decision quality and decision acceptance. Decision quality, or rationality, is the effect that the decision has on group performance and decision acceptance refers to the motivation and commitment of group members in implementing the decision.] 

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(c) both of the above 

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