Which leadership theory explicitly argues that people have a preferred leadership style based on their personality, so organizations should move leaders into situations that fit their preferred style?

A) Path-goal theory.
B) Transformational leadership.
C) Implicit leadership perspective.
D) Leadership competencies perspective.
E) Fiedler's contingency model of leadership.

Fiedler's contingency model of leadership argues that people have a preferred leadership style based on their personality, so organizations should move leaders into situations that fit their preferred style. The theory emphasizes the importance of situational factors and proposes that the effectiveness of a leader is determined by the leader's style and situational factors such as task structure, leader-member relations, and position power.