Path-Goal Theory

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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

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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 [http://www.webcitation.org/5gLBry5Zs] 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), 305-309 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, 81-98.


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