Nurse Managers’ Leadership Styles in Finland
Nurse managers who can observe their own behaviour and its effects on employees can adjust to a better leadership style. The intention of this study was to explore nurses’ and supervisors’ perceptions of nurse managers’ leadership styles. Open-ended interviews were conducted with 11 nurses and 10 su...
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doaj-ef0a6cee9a6344409bf564fdf6ebab5b2020-11-24T22:20:22ZengHindawi LimitedNursing Research and Practice2090-14292090-14372012-01-01201210.1155/2012/605379605379Nurse Managers’ Leadership Styles in FinlandSoili Vesterinen0Marjo Suhonen1Arja Isola2Leena Paasivaara3Lapland Central Hospital, Lapland Hospital District, Box 8041, 96101 Rovaniemi, FinlandDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Box 5000, 90014 Oulu, FinlandDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Box 5000, 90014 Oulu, FinlandDepartment of Health Sciences, University of Oulu, Box 5000, 90014 Oulu, FinlandNurse managers who can observe their own behaviour and its effects on employees can adjust to a better leadership style. The intention of this study was to explore nurses’ and supervisors’ perceptions of nurse managers’ leadership styles. Open-ended interviews were conducted with 11 nurses and 10 superiors. The data were analysed by content analysis. In the study, six leadership styles were identified: visionary, coaching, affiliate, democratic, commanding, and isolating. Job satisfaction and commitment as well as operation and development work, cooperation, and organizational climate in the work unit were the factors, affected by leadership styles. The nurse managers should consider their leadership style from the point of view of employees, situation factors, and goals of the organization. Leadership styles where employees are seen in a participatory role have become more common.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/605379 |
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Nurse managers who can observe their own behaviour and its effects on employees can adjust to a better leadership style. The intention of this study was to explore nurses’ and supervisors’ perceptions of nurse managers’ leadership styles. Open-ended interviews were conducted with 11 nurses and 10 superiors. The data were analysed by content analysis. In the study, six leadership styles were identified: visionary, coaching, affiliate, democratic, commanding, and isolating. Job satisfaction and commitment as well as operation and development work, cooperation, and organizational climate in the work unit were the factors, affected by leadership styles. The nurse managers should consider their leadership style from the point of view of employees, situation factors, and goals of the organization. Leadership styles where employees are seen in a participatory role have become more common. |
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