Exam 8: Contingency and Path-Goal Theories of Leadership

According to Robert J.House and Terence R.Mitchell's path-goal model,role ambiguity calls for participative leadership to clarify the path to performance.

From a path-goal viewpoint,participation would lead to:

The path-goal theory hypothesizes that achievement-oriented leadership will cause subordinates to strive for very high standards of performance thereby reducing their confidence in performing the tasks.

A contingency factor is a:

Which of the following statements is consistent with the general propositions of the path-goal theory?

What are the two contingency variables associated with the path-goal theory? Explain these variables.

_____ leadership is characterized by a friendly and approachable leader who shows concern for the status,well-being,and needs of subordinates.

Smircich and Morgan define leadership as a product of:

According to the contingency theory of leadership,leaders' motivational orientation toward others can be captured by the attitudes they express about their most preferred worker.

The need for leadership is defined in terms of the extent to which an individual wishes independence in facilitating the paths toward individual,group,and/or organizational goals.

The path-goal theory asserts that the more dissatisfying the task,the more the subordinate will appreciate leader behavior directed at increasing productivity or enforcing compliance.

_____ model holds that the effectiveness of a group depends on the leader's motivational pattern and the degree to which the situation gives the leader power and influence.

Which of the following statements about leaders with a low LPC score is true?

A path-goal approach attempts to explain:

The contingency model holds that the effectiveness of group performance is contingent upon the subordinates' motivational pattern and the actual performance of followers.

Which of the following types of managers should be trained for jobs in which the situational favorableness is intermediate?

One of the myths that the Fiedler article discredits is the idea that some men are born leaders and that neither training,experience,nor conditions can materially affect leadership skills.

Explain the effects of inconsistent relationships between the behaviors that leaders engage in.

Managers should be alert to the critical need for supportive leadership under conditions where:

An organization can change leadership performance either by trying to change the individual's personality and motivational pattern or by changing the favorableness of the leader's situation.