Question

____________grew out of an attempt to explain the inconsistent findings about traits and styles. Situational theories propose that the effectiveness of a particular style of leader behavior depends on the situation. As situations change, different styles become appropriate. This exercise involves examining situational theories of leadership. In this activity, you are asked to match effective leader behaviors with examples of these behaviors.

Answer 1

The correct answer is:

Robert House's Path-Goal theory

Step-by-step explanation:

This theory was proposed by Robert House in 1971 in his paper A Path-Goal Theory of Leader Effectiveness, in which he proposes that the main role of a good leader is to motivate the whole group by different techniques according to the situation. According to House, there are some cases in which it is better to focus on the leader's purposes and sometimes it is better to focus on the groups' purposes. According to this concept, he classified the different situations as:

1 - democratic - motivation of the group due to the crew's goals

2 - autocratic - motivation of the group because of the leader's goals

3 - Laissez-faire - the leader is not interested in making efforts towards the goals, he just let the circumstances to go on.