Leadership C6

Path-goal theory could be best described as a ______.

• great person theory

• transformational theory

• motivational theory

• behavioral theory

Using the path-goal approach, expectancy theory suggests that ______.

• leaders' needs and followers' needs overlap

• followers are motivated if they think completing a task will result in a valuable payoff

• a leader should try to help followers reach their fullest potential

• followers are motivated regardless of ability

In path-goal theory, the three main components are ______.

• leader style, follower characteristics, and work setting

• supportive leadership, directive leadership, and participative leadership

• follower characteristics, task characteristics, and supportive leadership

• leadership, followers, and task

The researcher who consistently studied path-goal theory from the 1970s to 1990s is ______.

• Bass

• Hersey

• Vroom

• House

Path–goal theory is similar to the situational approach in that ______.

• path–goal does not suggest leaders should be flexible

• path–goal does not take followers into consideration

• path–goal requires leaders to adapt to followers’ needs

• path–goal and situational both take the work setting into account

Motivation in path-goal theory is conceptualized using ______.

• psychodynamic theory

• great man theory

• expectancy theory

• leader–member exchange theory

Leadership generates motivation by ______.

• adjusting style to commitment of followers

• setting high expectations

• using only directive behaviors

• clarifying the path to goal accomplishment

Leaders adjust their behaviors based on ______.

• follower characteristics and work-setting characteristics

• follower characteristics and follower productivity

• follower characteristics and leader characteristics

• follower characteristics and team prototype

Expectancy theory is about ______.

• clearing the path for followers

• rewarding followers for meeting their goals

• establishing work group norms

• anticipating leaders’ needs

The path–goal leader adjusts to the characteristics of the follower and ______.

• the characteristics of the work setting

• the characteristics of the team members

• the prototype of the in-group members

• the skills of the followers