Task structure is the level of definition of the task. A very complex task requires more supervision and leader support than a routine task does. Situational control is completed with the third factor of position power. This is a leader's ability to make members comply to their wishes and requests. The greater the position power, the easier it is for leaders to get their subordinated to comply.
Situational control has levels of effectiveness.
They range from high levels all the way down to low levels of control. An effective leader is determined under the LPC contingency theory by comparing the two determinants, leader personality and situational control. Research has found that a manager with a low LPC characteristic is better than a high LPC leader when the situational control is very high or very low. This theory is not perfect by any means. In fact it is has been surrounded by controversy over the past few years and there has been talk about abandoning the model.