Leadership

Question 1

What is Path Goal Leadership?

Answer 1

Contingency theory based on the expectancy they of motivation and relates to several leadership styles to specific employee and environmental contingencies.

Question 2

What are the 4 Leader Behaviours?

Answer 2

Directive, Supportive, Participative, Achievement Oriented.

Question 3

What are the 2 Employee Contingencies?

Answer 3

Locus of control and skill and experience

Question 4

What are the 2 Environmental Contingencies?

Answer 4

Task structure and team dynamics

Question 5

Define Directive leader behaviour

Answer 5

detailed direction, external locus of control, low skills/experience, non routine task structure, negative norms in team dynamics

Question 6

Define Supportive

Answer 6

psychological support, external locus of control, low skills/experience, routine task structure, low cohesion in team dynamics

Question 7

Define Participative

Answer 7

employee involvement in decisions, internal locus of control, high skills/experience, non routine task structure, positive norms in team dynamics

Question 8

Define Achievement Oriented

Answer 8

goal setting, self fulfilling, emphasize behaviours that encourage employees to reach peak performance, internal locus of control, high skills/experience, task structure and team dynamic unknown

Question 9

What do the leader behaviours and contingencies lead to?

Answer 9

Employee motivation, employee satisfaction and leader acceptance