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

question 57

Essay

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

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Definitions:

National Practitioner Data Bank

A U.S. database that contains information on medical malpractice payments, sanctions, and licensure actions against healthcare providers.

Health Care Quality Improvement Act

A federal statute enacted to improve the quality of medical care, largely by restricting the ability of physicians with a history of malpractice from moving to another state to escape their history.

Ordinary Care

The reasonable level of care, diligence, and judgment that a person in a particular profession is expected to exercise under specific circumstances.

Internal-Unstable

Attributes in attributing causation for an event or behavior to factors inside a person that can change, such as effort or mood.