WorksheetsPath-Goal Theory
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Path-goal theory is about how leaders motivate followers to accomplish designated goals.
a)
A. True
b)
B. False
2.
Path-goal theory first appeared in the leadership literature in the early 1990s.
a)
A. True
b)
B. False
3.
According to House and Mitchell (1974), leadership generates motivation when it decreases the number and kinds of payoffs that followers receive from their work.
a)
A. True
b)
B. False
4.
Directive leadership consists of being friendly and approachable as a leader and includes attending to the wellbeing and human needs of followers.
a)
A. True
b)
B. False
5.
Supportive leader gives followers instructions about their task, including what is expected of them, how it is to be done, and the timeline for when it should be completed.
a)
A. True
b)
B. False
6.
Participative leadership consists of inviting followers to share in the decision making.
a)
A. True
b)
B. False
7.
Achievement-oriented leadership is characterized by a leader who challenges followers to perform work at the highest level possible.
a)
A. True
b)
B. False
8.
Follower characteristics determine how a leader's behavior is interpreted by followers in a given work context.
a)
A. True
b)
B. False
9.
Path-goal theory is an approach to leadership that is only theoretically complex.
a)
A. True
b)
B. False
10.
The principles of path-goal theory can be used by leaders at all levels in the organization and for all types of tasks.
a)
A. True
b)
B. False
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