Path-Goal Theory Identifies Four Types of Behaviors in Which Leaders

question 45

Essay

Path-goal theory identifies four types of behaviors in which leaders can engage in order to motivate their subordinates. Discuss these types of behaviors and give one specific management example of how a manager could act according to each of these.

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Definitions:

Laissez-Faire Racism

Maintaining the status quo of racial groups by persistent stereotyping and blaming of minorities for achievement and socioeconomic gaps between groups.

Negative Stereotyping

The act of assigning adverse and often unfair beliefs onto individuals or groups based on their presumed characteristics.

Racial Categories

Racial categories are classifications of humans into groups based on physical traits, ancestry, genetics, or social relations.

Prejudgment

The formation of an opinion or conclusion about something or someone before having adequate knowledge or experience.