Topic > Path Goal Theory of Leadership - 773

Then was further developed by Robert House (1971). In 1996, it was again revised by Robert House. According to House, the essence of the theory is "the metaproportion that leaders, to be effective, engage in behaviors that complement the environment and capabilities of subordinates in a way that compensates for deficiencies and is instrumental to employee satisfaction." subordinates and individual and work unit performance” The path goal theory has identified four types of situations which are: lack of self-confidence, ambiguous work, lack of challenging work and incorrect reward. This theory also has identified four types of leadership behavior to deal with these situations which are supportive, directive, achievement oriented and participative. These four leadership behaviors depend on environmental factors and followers' characteristics is its flexibility. The four leadership styles are flexible and a leader can adopt any of them depending on the situation