According to House's path-goal theory, the optimal leader style: A. is a democratic one that allows workers to participate in setting goals and identifying ways for achieving them. B. is the one that emphasizes a task-oriented (versus person-oriented) approach that focuses on ways to achieve goals. C. varies depending on the situation but always involves helping workers achieve their goals. D. varies depending on the leader's experience and personality but always focuses on ensuring that goals are consistent with workers' skills and knowledge. {Ans: C. As its name implies, path-goal theory predicts that leaders will be most successful when they show followers the path for achieving goals. Path-goal theory is also a contingency theory, which means that it proposes that the best leadership style depends on certain characteristics of the situation.}In contrast to job enlargement, job enrichment involves: A. increasing an employee's decision-making authority. B. increasing the number of tasks done by an employee. C. an attempt to increase the employee's motivation. D. increasing external rewards for the employees such as pay and benefits. {Ans: A. Job enrichment is a motivational technique that involves giving employees increased responsibility, decision-making authority, and autonomy. It is based on Herzberg's two-factor