During the meeting, the manager exclaims "i am in charge" in order to initiate structure, set goals, assign tasks, and take concrete steps to improve performance. according to house's original path–goal theory, this illustrates the behaviors of leadership.

Directive.

Explanation:

House's original path-goal theory is based on the theory that the behavior exerted by the leader must be adjusted according to the work environment and the employees, so that there is motivation, satisfaction and improvement in the performance of the employees to achieve of goals.

According to House and Mitchel, there are four styles of leaders:

So on this issue, the leadership style that best fits is the directive leader.

In this leadership style, it is the leader who provides the guidelines for the development and execution of tasks, and the coordination of work. The leader provides clear goals and expectations about performance to achieve the expected results.