A Test of the Path-Goal Theory of Leadership and Some Suggested Directions for Future Research.

Schriesheim, Janet Fulk; Schriesheim, Chester A.

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Publication Date: 1980

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A Test of the Path-Goal Theory of Leadership and Some Suggested Directions for Future Research.

Schriesheim, Janet Fulk; Schriesheim, Chester A.

Personnel Psychology, v33 n2 p349-68 Sum 1980

No support was found for the moderating effect of task structure, despite multiple analyses and statistically significant differences in moderator variables. Instrumental leadership obtained few significant correlations with criteria regardless of task structure. Supportive leadership was strongly related to criteria at all levels of task structure. (Author)

Descriptors: Correlation, Employees, Job Satisfaction, Leadership, Psychological Testing, Research Methodology, Social Science Research, Task Analysis, Vertical Organization

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