Path-goal theory was born in 1971 in the mind of Robert House, according to a Granite State College staff publication. His theory was that good leaders aren't one-size-fits-all; their actions ...

An Example of Path-Goal Leadership. In 1971, Robert J. House, Ph.D., of the Wharton School of Management, developed an organizational management theory referred to as path-goal leadership.

The effects of different operationalizations of the path-goal theory's leader behavior constructs are examined. The results indicate that some of the inconsistent and non-supportive research findings ...

Thomas C. Mawhinney, Jeffrey D. Ford, The Path Goal Theory of Leader Effectiveness: An Operant Interpretation, The Academy of Management Review, Vol. 2, No. 3 (Jul., 1977), pp. 398-411. ... are ...

Find a theory that makes sense to you, and use it as a guide. Path-Goal Theory, introduced by leadership scholar Robert House in the 1970s, is an interesting and useful approach to leading others.

The Path-Goal Theory of leadership is another theory that turns leadership “upside-down” by viewing the leader’s priority as helping the team or group achieve the goals they seek.

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