BUS 691 Week 3 complete

Week 3 - Discussion 1

 Leader-Member   Exchange Theory

Leader-Member Exchange Theory (LMX) examines leadership dynamics in terms of personal relationships between an organizational leader and follower. However, this personal relationship exists in a professional setting. What is the difference between a Dyadic Relationship and a friendship? LMX Theory promotes the positive aspects of personal relationships between a leader and a follower. But, are there some leaders and/or followers that can’t have very personal relationships with their co-workers, and is this good, bad, neither, and why? Respond to at least two of your fellow students' postings.

Week 3 - Discussion 2

 Leadership   Styles 

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? Respond to at least two of your fellow students' postings. 

Week 3 - Assignment 

Path-Goal Style

Write a three to four page paper (not including the title and reference pages) about a contemporary leadership situation that is familiar to you. You may use the same situation from the Week 2 assignment. Your paper needs to:

· Define path-goal leadership.

· Identify the path-goal leadership style used in this situation; provide the tasks, and the subordinates’ characteristics. 

· Support your position with specific examples. 

· Explain whether the action taken was appropriate and effective.

· Discuss if the path-goal leadership approach would be useful in understanding the leadership applied to the situation. 

In addition to the requirements above, your paper:

· Must be double-spaced and 12 point font

· Must be formatted according to APA style

· Must include an introductory paragraph with a thesis statement

· Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph

· Must reference at least two scholarly resources

· Must include a reference page written in APA format

Carefully review the Grading Rubric (Links to an external site.) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.