Experimental tests of the Leader—Environment—Follower interaction theory of leadership

A Path Goal Theory of Leader Effectiveness

1971 • 2,910 citations

Goal setting and task performance: 1969–1980.

1981 • 2,424 citations

Toward a theory of task motivation and incentives

1968 • 2,345 citations

Motives in fantasy, action, and society

1958 • 1,618 citations

Organizational psychology : an experiential approach

1971 • 350 citations

Activation theory and task design

1966 • 333 citations

Contingency Approaches to Leadership.

1976 • 288 citations

Goal setting and task performance: 1969-1980.

1981 • 284 citations

The behavioral and affective consequences of performance-relevant situational variables

1980 • 218 citations

Importance of supportive relationships in goal setting.

1979 • 184 citations

INTERRELATIONSHIPS AMONG EMPLOYEE PARTICIPATION, INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES, GOAL DIFFICULTY, GOAL ACCEPTANCE, GOAL INSTRUMENTALITY, AND PERFORMANCE

1978 • 178 citations

An Evaluation of Causal Models Linking the Received Role with Job Satisfaction

1973 • 160 citations

Effects of Exercise, Bedrest and Napping on Performance Decrement During 40 Hours

1976 • 142 citations

Crosscurrents in leadership

1979 • 132 citations

Maryland vs Michigan vs Minnesota: Another look at the relationship of expectancy and goal difficulty to task performance

1980 • 131 citations

THE EFFECTS OF HOLDING GOAL DIFFICULTY CONSTANT ON ASSIGNED AND PARTICIPATIVELY SET GOALS.

1979 • 122 citations

The effects of goal difficulty on performance: A field experiment

1966 • 115 citations

Path-Goal Theory of Leadership

2016 • 101 citations

Leadership and performance outcomes in research organizations: The supervisor of scientists as a source of assistance

1975 • 86 citations

Analysis of Relationships Among Leader Behavior, Subordinate Job Performance and Satisfaction: A Path-Goal Approach.

1975 • 80 citations

The Path-Goal Theory of Leadership: A Partial Test and Suggested Refinement.

1975 • 78 citations

Relationships among Role Accuracy, Compliance, Performance Evaluation, and Satisfaction within Managerial Dyads.

1972 • 66 citations

Leadership Within a Hierarchical Organization

1951 • 60 citations

Organizational stress and the use and misuse of managerial intelligence and experience.

1979 • 47 citations

The path-goal theory of leadership: a longitudinal analysis

1976 • 37 citations

Individual abilities and task demands in relation to performance and satisfaction on two repetitive monitoring tasks.

1978 • 29 citations

Effect of Four Fatigue Levels on Performance and Learning of a Novel Dynamic Balance Skill

1974 • 24 citations

Experimental Tests of the Goal-Energy-Effort Requirement Theory of Work Motivation

1982 • 12 citations

A Goal-Energy-Effort Requirement Model of Work Motivation

1979 • 10 citations