Abstract
INTRODUCTION: An effective organization needs competent management and skillful leadership. Leaders exhibit different leadership styles, namely transformational leadership style, transactional leadership style and laissez-faire leadership style to carry out and achieve organization goals. The aim of this study is to determine the dominant leadership style of healthcare managers. METHODS: Using simple random sampling, 208 healthcare leaders and 406 subordinates were selected to answer a self-administered Multifactorial Leadership Questionnaire 5X. RESULT: The mean age of healthcare leaders was 43±8 years with the majority of them from the public health (48%), hospital (34%) and state department (18%). The mean age of their subordinates was 37±9 years. The self-rating survey revealed that the healthcare leaders were more inclined towards transformational leadership (mean 3.03±0.63) compared to transactional leadership (mean 2.90±0.70) and avoidant leadership (0.67±0.62). The outcomes of their leadership had a mean score of 2.94±0.58. However, the subordinates rating suggested that their leaders leadership styles were more of transactional leadership (mean 2.82±0.75) than transformational leadership (mean 2.69±0.78). Rating by the subordinates of avoidant leadership (0.86±0.71) had a higher mean value than self-rating. To the subordinates the overall leadership outcomes rated a score of 3.03±0.74. DISCUSSION: Self-perceived as transformational, healthcare leaders prioritize individualised consideration and intellectual stimulation of their subordinates. However, as revealed in this study, they exhibit transactional leadership. Healthcare has strict and varied regulations transactional leadership is most likely to be dominant. Transactional leadership should evolve into transformational leadership, in order to be better and effectively manage an organization.
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@proceedings{APCPH-2019-111,
title = {A Study of the Leadership Styles of Healthcare Managers in Northern Malaysia},
author = {Chiew Wye Lee},
year = {2019},
date = {2019-07-22},
urldate = {2019-07-22},
journal = {6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Public Health 2019 Proceedings},
issue = {6},
abstract = {INTRODUCTION: An effective organization needs competent management and skillful leadership. Leaders exhibit different leadership styles, namely transformational leadership style, transactional leadership style and laissez-faire leadership style to carry out and achieve organization goals. The aim of this study is to determine the dominant leadership style of healthcare managers. METHODS: Using simple random sampling, 208 healthcare leaders and 406 subordinates were selected to answer a self-administered Multifactorial Leadership Questionnaire 5X. RESULT: The mean age of healthcare leaders was 43±8 years with the majority of them from the public health (48%), hospital (34%) and state department (18%). The mean age of their subordinates was 37±9 years. The self-rating survey revealed that the healthcare leaders were more inclined towards transformational leadership (mean 3.03±0.63) compared to transactional leadership (mean 2.90±0.70) and avoidant leadership (0.67±0.62). The outcomes of their leadership had a mean score of 2.94±0.58. However, the subordinates rating suggested that their leaders leadership styles were more of transactional leadership (mean 2.82±0.75) than transformational leadership (mean 2.69±0.78). Rating by the subordinates of avoidant leadership (0.86±0.71) had a higher mean value than self-rating. To the subordinates the overall leadership outcomes rated a score of 3.03±0.74. DISCUSSION: Self-perceived as transformational, healthcare leaders prioritize individualised consideration and intellectual stimulation of their subordinates. However, as revealed in this study, they exhibit transactional leadership. Healthcare has strict and varied regulations transactional leadership is most likely to be dominant. Transactional leadership should evolve into transformational leadership, in order to be better and effectively manage an organization.},
note = {Type: POSTER PRESENTATION; Organisation: Pakar Perubatan Kesihatan Awam},
keywords = {apcph2019, healthcare leaders, leadership style, MLQ5X},
pubstate = {published},
tppubtype = {proceedings}
}