Relationship between nurses' leadership styles and power bases

Authors

  • Inmaculada García García Universidad de Granada
  • Emilio Sánchez Santa-Bárbara Universidad de Granada

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692009000300003

Keywords:

nursing staff, power, leadership, hospital administration

Abstract

This quantitative study aimed to empirically evidence the relationship between the power bases of the leader and the leadership styles of nurses. The random sample consisted of 204 nursing professionals from a public hospital. The following measurement instruments were used: the SBDQ (Supervisory Behavior Description Questionnaire) to identify leadership styles and the Power Perception Profile to determine the types of power used by leaders. Descriptive, bivariate and multivariate analyses were used. Based on the results, two relationships proposed by the SLT (Situational Leadership Theory) were verified: between coercive power and S1 leadership style (telling), and between referent power and S3 leadership style (participating). In other cases, results have been opposite to expectations: the use of power proposed by the model decreases the probability of performing the prescribed leadership style.

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Published

2009-06-01

Issue

Vol. 17 No. 3 (2009)

Section

Original Articles

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How to Cite

Relationship between nurses’ leadership styles and power bases. (2009). Revista Latino-Americana De Enfermagem, 17(3), 295-301. https://doi.org/10.1590/S0104-11692009000300003