The Contingency theory has many different strengths and weaknesses such as:
Strengths:
* Empirical Research: many researchers have tested it and was proven valid and reliable approach to
explaining how leadership can be achieved.
* Has a broadened understanding of leadership by forcing us to consider the impact of situations on leaders.
* Predictive, so therefore provides useful information about the type of leadership
* Does not require that people are effective in all situations.
* Data collected from this theory can be useful for developing leadership profiles.
Limitation:
* It has been criticised because it has failed to explain fully why people with certain leadership styles are more effective in some situations then others.
* The second is the LPC(Least Preferred Co worker) scale, because it did not seem valid on the surface.
* Lastly, It fails to explain adequately what organisations should do when there is a mismatch between the leader and the situation in the workplace.
Hope this helps.