Which of the following things should leaders know in order to use Fiedler's contingency theory of leadership?

A. They should conclude that they are task-oriented leaders if they are moderately well liked, have some power, and supervise jobs that contain some ambiguity.

B. They should identify themselves as relationship-oriented leaders if they define the task structure and can establish authority over subordinates.

C. They should assume that they are more effective as task-oriented leaders if they perform better in situations of intermediate favourability.

D. They should diagnose the situation and determine whether leader-member relations, task structure, and position power are favourable or unfavourable.

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