what other theory is path goal theory based on
The Path-Goal approach to leadership is one that is based on enhancing a employees performance and satisfaction by focusing on their motivation. Peter Northouse in Leadership: Theory and Practice describes Path Goal approached leaders as: Leaders that are involved in a Path Goal form of leadership tend to exert the following types of behavior.
Let's move on to goals. Goal orientation theory is a social-cognitive theory of achievement motivation. Goal theory became a particularly important theoretical framework in the study of academic motivation in the late 1980s.