Situational Leadership, Contingency & Path-Goal Theories

Using the Northouse text as well as your own scholarly research, write a minimum of 4 full pages for the following:
What is situational leadership?
Define leadership style. Identify, explain, and give examples of behaviors corresponding with four proposed styles.
Explain the two steps leaders must fulfill to be effective. Apply these steps to a current situation in which you are a follower. What style would be most appropriate for leading you, according to the theory, and why? Do you agree?
What is the Contingency theory?
What does contingency theory contribute to our understanding of leadership that other theories do not?
What is the underlying assumption of Path-Goal theory? How does this pose a challenge for the leader?
In brief, what is a path-goal theory designed to explain?
Identify four leadership styles associated with the path-goal theory. Explain each style and relate it to styles described in other theories. Can leaders exhibit more than one style?

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