According to Path-Goal Theory, Achievement-Oriented Leadership Is Descriptive of Leader

question 38

Multiple Choice

According to path-goal theory, achievement-oriented leadership is descriptive of leader behaviors that are

• A) Concerned with task performance.
• B) Concerned with group maintenance.
• C) Concerned with participatory decision making.
• D) Geared toward motivating people.
• E) Geared toward commanding respect.

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Definitions:

Experimental Group

In scientific research, the group of subjects who are exposed to the variable or treatment being tested, as opposed to the control group.

Independent Variable

This refers to a variable in an experiment that is manipulated or changed by the researcher to observe its effects on the dependent variable.

Control Group

In experimental research, a group of subjects that does not receive the experimental treatment, used as a baseline to compare the effects of that treatment.

Participant-observation

A qualitative research method where the researcher immerses themselves in a group or community to observe and participate in their activities, gaining insights from the inside.