Jenkin's, a large retail store, has lately been experiencing issues with sales and has lost a lot of customers. Bobby is hired to manage the store. He is found to be a tough leader who focuses on and plans to improve efficiency by setting high standards for his subordinates. He is not very popular amongst his subordinates as he ignores their needs. However, his method of leading gets work done and sales soon start to improve. In the context of the relationship between leadership style and situational favorability, Bobby is a(n) _____.

Explanation: In a task leadership strategy, the leader focuses only on the task that needs to be completed. This is a performance oriented approach. While using this approach the manager strictly tries to make his employees to adjust on the working environment.

In the given case, Bobby is a tough leader and do emphasize on the tasks and takes less care of his employees needs and preferences.

Thus, we can conclude that bobby is a task oriented leader.