The Applicability of Bass's Model of Transformational, Transactional, and Laissez-Faire Leadership in the Hospital Administrative Environment
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate empirically in the hospital administrative environment the relationship of leadership behaviors to subordinate manager's perceived outcomes, through examination of B. M. Bass's (1985) model of transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire leadership. The author measured leadership orientation and outcome factors through subordinate managers' ratings of hospital CEOs using a questionnaire, which asked: Is there a relationship between the leadership styles of hospital CEOs and subordinate managers' self-reported willingness to exert extra effort, perception of leader effectiveness and satisfaction with their leader? Findings revealed that the relationship between transformational leadership and the outcome factors were stronger and more positive than were the transactional and laissez-faire styles. These findings are consistent with the hierarchal patterns reported and support the universality of the model.
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FRL model has been shown applicable in large healthcare settings (Spinelli, 2006).
“Indeed the FRL model has been shown to be applicable in large healthcare settings (Spinelli, 2006).”
From The Roles of System and Organizational Leadership in System-Wide Evidence-Based Intervention Sustainment: A Mixed-Method Study (2016) · cites this paper as Spinelli, 2006
This is consistent with other work in different settings that find stronger effects for transformational leadership (Spinelli, 2006).
“However this is consistent with other work in different settings that find stronger effects for transformational leadership (Spinelli, 2006).”
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- Authors
- Spinelli, R. J.
- Affiliations
- University of Scranton (US)
- Corresponding author
- Spinelli, Robert J.
- Venue
- Hospital Topics
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2006-04
- Volume
- 84
- Issue
- 2
- Pages
- 11-19
- ISSN
- 0018-5868 (ISSN-L)
- 1939-9278
- OpenAlex
- W1999403820
- Cited by
- 136
- References
- 21
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 9.49
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Hospital Topics (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Employee Performance and Leadership
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Strategy and Management › Organizational Leadership and Management Strategies
- Social Sciences › Business, Management and Accounting › Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management › Job Satisfaction and Organizational Behavior
- Keywords
- transformational leadership, transactional leadership, laissez-faire leadership, hospital management, hospital CEOs, leadership styles, leadership effectiveness, job satisfaction, extra effort, hierarchical leadership
- MeSH terms
- Data Collection, Hospital Administration, Leadership, Models, Theoretical, Pennsylvania, United States
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