In Contrast to Fiedler's Contingency Theory, House's Path-Goal Theory Assumes

question 80

Multiple Choice

In contrast to Fiedler's contingency theory, House's path-goal theory assumes leaders are ________.

• A)flexible
• B)managers
• C)visionary
• D)trained
• E)born

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Definitions:

Core Job Characteristics

Fundamental aspects of a job that affect an employee's motivation and job satisfaction, such as skill variety, task identity, task significance, autonomy, and feedback.

Critical Psychological States

Key mental conditions that are crucial for employees' motivation and job satisfaction, including experienced meaningfulness, responsibility for outcomes, and knowledge of results.

Hackman And Oldham

Two researchers known for their development of the Job Characteristics Model, which links job characteristics to employee motivation, satisfaction, and performance.

Increasing Challenges

The process of progressively raising the level of difficulty or demand in tasks or situations to drive performance or development.