Revised Path-Goal Theory Indicates to Managers That They Must Consider

question 76

Multiple Choice

Revised path-goal theory indicates to managers that they must consider

• A) hiring new employees and eliminating current ones who don't fit your leadership style.
• B) modifying their leadership style to fit employee and task characteristics.
• C) stirring up the current work environment to generate competition.
• D) focusing on applying relationship-oriented behaviors for workplace success.
• E) altering their approach to that of servant leadership.

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Definitions:

Independent Variables

Factors in an experiment that are intentionally changed to observe their effect on dependent variables.

Placebo

A compound that does not have any healing properties, employed as a standard in evaluating new medications.

Demand Characteristics

Demand characteristics refer to the subtle cues or signals that can influence participants’ behavior in experiments, biasing the results.

Representative

Someone who acts or speaks on behalf of others, often in a professional setting or within legislative bodies.