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Path goal theory

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Udayan Sikdar
Udayan Sikdar

Path-Goal Theory describes how leaders can motivate followers to achieve goals. It states that leadership should enhance employee performance and satisfaction by focusing on employee motivation. The leader must use a style that meets the motivational needs of followers based on their characteristics and the work setting. The leader determines outcomes subordinates want to achieve, rewards high performance, and ensures subordinates believe they can achieve goals and perform well.

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Path –Goal Theory Developed by Robert House A theory which describes: How leaders can motivate their followers to achieve group and organizational goals and the kinds of behaviors leaders can engage into motivate followers.
Path-Goal Theory: Brief Description It is about how leaders motivate followers to accomplish designated goals The stated goal of leadership is to enhance employee performance and employee satisfaction by focusing on employee motivation Emphasizes the relationship between the leader’s style and characteristics of the followers and the work setting The leader must use a style that best meets the followers motivational needs
Guidelines for Path-Goal Theory Determine what outcomes subordinates are trying to obtain in the workplace Reward subordinates for performing at a high level or achieving their work goals by giving them desired outcomes Make sure subordinates believe that they can obtain their work goals and perform at a high level
Leadership Behaviors Directive leadership Supportive Leadership Participative Leadership Achievement-Oriented Leadership Note: House assumes leaders are flexible, can display any behaviors depending on the situations
Subordinate Characteristics Need for affiliation: prefer supportive leadership Preferences for structure: prefer directive leadership Desires of control: prefer participative leadership Self-perceived level of task ability: prefer achievement orientated leadership
Path-Goal Theory
Path goal theory
Path –Goal Variables and Predictions
Path-Goal Theory Pros Helps understand how leader behavior effects subordinates satisfaction and work performance Deals directly with motivation – one of the only theories to address this Provides a very practical model – make a clear path and follow it
Path-Goal Theory Cons This is a very complex theory that incorporates many aspects of leadership Research only partially supports the theory Fails to explain adequately the relationship between leader behavior and subordinate motivation Treats leadership as a one way street, places a majority of the responsibility on the leader

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Path goal theory

  • 1. Path –Goal Theory Developed by Robert House A theory which describes: How leaders can motivate their followers to achieve group and organizational goals and the kinds of behaviors leaders can engage into motivate followers.
  • 2. Path-Goal Theory: Brief Description It is about how leaders motivate followers to accomplish designated goals The stated goal of leadership is to enhance employee performance and employee satisfaction by focusing on employee motivation Emphasizes the relationship between the leader’s style and characteristics of the followers and the work setting The leader must use a style that best meets the followers motivational needs
  • 3. Guidelines for Path-Goal Theory Determine what outcomes subordinates are trying to obtain in the workplace Reward subordinates for performing at a high level or achieving their work goals by giving them desired outcomes Make sure subordinates believe that they can obtain their work goals and perform at a high level
  • 4. Leadership Behaviors Directive leadership Supportive Leadership Participative Leadership Achievement-Oriented Leadership Note: House assumes leaders are flexible, can display any behaviors depending on the situations
  • 5. Subordinate Characteristics Need for affiliation: prefer supportive leadership Preferences for structure: prefer directive leadership Desires of control: prefer participative leadership Self-perceived level of task ability: prefer achievement orientated leadership
  • 8. Path –Goal Variables and Predictions
  • 9. Path-Goal Theory Pros Helps understand how leader behavior effects subordinates satisfaction and work performance Deals directly with motivation – one of the only theories to address this Provides a very practical model – make a clear path and follow it
  • 10. Path-Goal Theory Cons This is a very complex theory that incorporates many aspects of leadership Research only partially supports the theory Fails to explain adequately the relationship between leader behavior and subordinate motivation Treats leadership as a one way street, places a majority of the responsibility on the leader