Path-Goal Theory

Leadership Situational and contingency theories 1 Four contingency leadership theories appear more prominently in recent years: Fiedler contingency model, Vroom-Yetton decision model, the path-goal theory, and the Hersey-Blanchard situational theory.

Leadership Situational and contingency theories 1 The path-goal theory of leadership was developed by Robert House (1971) and was based on the expectancy theory of Victor Vroom

Organizational citizenship behavior - Antecedents 1 Additionally, both the supportive leadership and leader role clarification aspects of the path-goal theory of leadership are positively related to OCB

Leader - Situational and contingency theories 1 Four contingency leadership theories appear more prominently in recent years: Fiedler contingency model, Vroom-Yetton decision model, the path-goal theory, and the Hersey-Blanchard situational theory.

Leader - Situational and contingency theories 1 The path-goal theory of leadership was developed by Robert House (1971) and was based on the expectancy theory of Victor Vroom.#refHouse1971|House (1971) According to House, the essence of the theory is the meta proposition that leaders, to be effective, engage in behaviors that complement subordinates' environments and abilities in a manner that compensates for deficiencies and is instrumental to subordinate satisfaction and individual and work unit performance.#refHouse1996|House (1996) The theory identifies four leader behaviors, achievement-oriented, directive, participative, and supportive, that are contingent to the environment factors and follower characteristics

Three Levels of Leadership model - Limitations of older leadership theories 1 Hersey Blanchard’s Situational leadership theory, House’s Path-goal theory, Tannenbaum Schmidt’s leadership continuum) assume that leaders can change their behavior at will to meet differing circumstances, when in practice many find it hard to do so even after training because of unconscious fixed beliefs, fears or ingrained habits

Path–goal theory - Original theory 1 A leader’s behavior is acceptable to subordinates when viewed as a source of satisfaction, and motivational when need satisfaction is contingent on performance, and the leader facilitates, coaches, and rewards effective performance. The original path-goal theory identifies achievement-oriented, directive, participative, and supportive leader behaviors:

Path–goal theory - Original theory 1 [ The basic idea behind path-goal theory

Innovation leadership - Antecedents 1 Innovation leadership has its roots in both Path-Goal Theory as well as Leader- Member Exchange Theory

Innovation leadership - Roots in Path-Goal Theory 1 Leadership Quarterly, 7, (3), The idea of a single leader utilizing different leadership behaviors was originated in Path- goal theory and has been associated with the framework underlying innovation leadership which also allows the creation of a work environment/climate that is conducive to innovative thinking which, simply put, is the cognitive process of generating novel and useful ideas

Innovation leadership - Roots in Path-Goal Theory 1 Creating this type of work environment through innovation leadership involves the use of open leadership behaviors which bear resemblance to some of the leader behaviors proposed by Path-goal theory, for example, upward influence and supportive/considerate behaviors. In innovation leadership, these behaviors are considered to encourage the creative team to generate as many novel ideas as possible and lead to evaluation and implementation of these ideas.

Innovation leadership - Roots in Leader-Member Exchange Theory 1 It follows the same idea as Path-goal theory and innovation leadership, that multiple leadership styles are necessary in managing multiple subordinates but takes it a step further

Organisational theory - Leadership 1 * Path-goal theory is a contingency theory linking appropriate leader style to organizational conditions, and subordinate personality.House, R. J., Mitchell, T. R. (1974). Path-goal theory of leadership. Contemporary business, 3,

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