Editing Path–goal theory (section)

==Origins==
The first theory was inspired by the work of [[Martin G. Evans]] (1970),<ref>{{cite journal | last = Evans| first = Martin G.|author-link=Martin G. Evans|title = The effects of supervisory behavior on the path-goal relationship | journal = Organizational Behavior and Human Performance|volume=5| issue = 3| pages = 277–298 | year = 1970 | doi=10.1016/0030-5073(70)90021-8}}</ref> in which the leadership behaviors and the follower perceptions of the degree to which following a particular behavior (path) will lead to a particular outcome (goal).<ref name="House">{{cite journal |last=House |first=Robert J. |author-link = Robert House |title=Path-goal theory of leadership: Lessons, legacy, and a reformulated theory |journal=Leadership Quarterly |volume=7 |issue=3 |pages=323–352 |year=1996 |doi=10.1016/s1048-9843(96)90024-7}}</ref> The path–goal theory was also influenced by the [[expectancy theory]] of motivation developed by [[Victor Vroom]] in 1964.<ref>{{cite book|last=Vroom|first=Victor H.|year=1964|title=Work and motivation|location=New York|publisher=Wiley}}</ref> Vroom built his work on the work of Georgopoulos et al. (1957): A path-goal approach to productivity. Journal of Applied Psychology. Volume 41, No. 6, pages 345–353.