scholarly journals Leadership Styles and Nurses’ Job Satisfaction. Results of a Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (4) ◽  
pp. 1552
Author(s):  
Maria Lucia Specchia ◽  
Maria Rosaria Cozzolino ◽  
Elettra Carini ◽  
Andrea Di Pilla ◽  
Caterina Galletti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Negative Correlation ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Challenging Environment ◽  
Healthcare Quality Indicators ◽  
Positive Correlations ◽  
Care Nursing

Healthcare organisations are social systems in which human resources are the most important factor. Leadership plays a key role, affecting outcomes for professionals, patients and work environment. The aim of this research was to identify and analyse the knowledge present to date concerning the correlation between leadership styles and nurses’ job satisfaction. A systematic review was carried out on PubMed, CINAHL and Embase using the following inclusion criteria: impact of different leadership styles on nurses’ job satisfaction; secondary care; nursing setting; full-text available; English or Italian language. From 11,813 initial titles, 12 studies were selected. Of these, 88% showed a significant correlation between leadership style and nurses’ job satisfaction. Transformational style had the highest number of positive correlations followed by authentic, resonant and servant styles. Passive-avoidant and laissez-faire styles, instead, showed a negative correlation with job satisfaction in all cases. Only the transactional style showed both positive and negative correlation. In this challenging environment, leaders need to promote technical and professional competencies, but also act to improve staff satisfaction and morale. It is necessary to identify and fill the gaps in leadership knowledge as a future objective to positively affect health professionals’ job satisfaction and therefore healthcare quality indicators.

scholarly journals Transformational Leadership Style on Nursing Job Satisfaction Amongst Nurses in Hospital Settings: Findings From Systematic Review

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 25 ◽  
Author(s):  
Saleh Alzahrani ◽  
Abd Alhadi Hasan
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Saudi Arabia ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Negative Relationship ◽  
Transformational Leadership Style ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Relationship

BACKGROUND: The nursing shortage is a common problem in Saudi Arabia with multi-factorial causes. In addition to the low supply of Saudi graduate nurses from training facilities, job satisfaction remains a significant determinant of nurse turnover and intention to leave that contribute to the shortage of nursing workforce. The higher number of expatriate nurses who have a short stay compared to Saudi nurses compounds this problem. Therefore, effective strategies for making the nursing profession attractive and increasing nurse retention in Saudi Arabia are required. OBJECTIVE: The general objective was to examine the impact of transformational leadership style on job satisfaction amongst nurses in hospital settings. Specifically, the appraisal examined how transformational leadership style improves nursing job satisfaction in hospital settings, determined the mediating factors of the relationship between transformational leadership style and nurses’ job satisfaction, and investigated nurses’ perceptions of transformational leadership style compared with other leadership styles. METHODOLOGY: This study was used systematic review design with eight selected quantitative nursing research published between 2012 and 2017. A systematic search of the recent literature was conducted on PubMed, Scopus, Wiley Online, and Web of Science databases using search terms developed a priori to identify the articles that met the inclusion criteria. The quality of the included studies was evaluated by McMaster Critical Review Form for Quantitative Studies. Extracted data were summarised, explored and correlated using narrative synthesis. FINDINGS: Eight studies of cross-sectional design were appraised. Transformational leadership style was positively related to nurses’ job satisfaction. Transactional leadership also had a positive correlation while passive-avoidant or laissez-faire style had a negative relationship. Transformational leadership improved nursing job satisfaction through its dimensions (idealised influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual stimulation and individualised consideration). Nurse empowerment and workplace support mediated the relationship between transformational leadership and nurse job satisfaction. Nurses had a higher perception of transformational style compared to other leadership styles, and job satisfaction was found to improve nurse and patient outcomes. CONCLUSION: Transformational leadership appears to improve job satisfaction of nurses working in a hospital setting that leads to higher nursing retention. Hospital administrators and managers should practice transformational leadership to improve job satisfaction of staff nurses for better nursing outcomes, and leadership skills should be incorporated in the nursing education curriculum. However, further evaluation of transformational leadership in relation to its influencing factors is required.

scholarly journals Leadership styles and job satisfaction. Results of a systematic review

2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (Supplement_5) ◽  
Author(s):  
M L Specchia ◽  
M R Cozzolino ◽  
E Carini ◽  
A Di Pilla ◽  
W Ricciardi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Professional Competence ◽  
Health Workers ◽  
Search Algorithm ◽  
Social Systems ◽  
Healthcare Quality ◽  
Healthcare Organizations ◽  
The Impact

Abstract Background Healthcare organizations are social systems in which human resources are generally the most important factor for the provision of care. In these contexts, leadership plays a key role in providing effective and efficient care and results in positive outcomes for professionals, patients and work environment. The aim of this review was to identify and analyze the knowledge present to date in literature concerning the correlation between leadership styles and nurses' job satisfaction. Methods A systematic review of the literature was carried out on Medline and CINAHL databases between June and October 2019 by using a specific search algorithm. The following inclusion criteria were set: focus on the impact of different leadership styles on nurses' job satisfaction; secondary care; nursing setting; full-text available; English or Italian language. Results 6681 titles, 410 abstracts and 57 full texts were analyzed. The 12 selected studies considered 7 leadership styles: Transformational, Transactional, Passive-Avoidant, Laissez-Faire, Resonant, Authentic and Servant. Four studies (33%) considered only 1 style, 3 studies (25%) 2 styles, 4 studies (33%) 3 styles and only one study (9%) considered 4 styles. Transformational and Transactional styles were the most represented (75% and 67% respectively). Most of the studies conducted (88%) showed a significant correlation, both positive and negative, between the adopted Leadership style and the nurses' job satisfaction. Conclusions In a complex and constantly evolving context, healthcare organizations need to guarantee not only technical and professional competence, but also satisfaction as a motivational lever for health workers. It is therefore necessary to identify and fill the gaps in leadership abilities as a present and future objective in order to positively affect health professionals' job satisfaction and therefore healthcare quality indicators. Key messages Job satisfaction plays a key role in healthcare and nursing as a motivational lever for health workers. Leadership styles directly impact on nurses' job satisfaction which in turn affects healthcare quality and patient outcomes.

scholarly journals Influence Of Supportive And Directive Leadership Styles On Employee Job Satisfaction In Commercial Banks In Kenya

2019 ◽  
Vol 2 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
DAVIDSON MGHANGA MWAISAKA
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Linear Regression ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Commercial Banks ◽  
Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Multiple Linear Regression Analysis ◽  
Supportive Leadership ◽  
Employee Job Satisfaction

The purpose of the study was to investigate the influence of supportive and directive leadership style on employee job satisfaction in commercial banks in Kenya. The study adopted positivism research philosophy to guide the study and limited itself to descriptive correlational research design to analyze and provide responses to the research questions. The research design was preferred because it allows description and comparison of characteristics of populations based on data collected from samples through questionnaires. The target population of the study was 15,030 employees in all the 43 commercial banks licensed to operate in Kenya as of June 2018. Using stratified sampling technique, the study drew a sample size of 386 employees reporting to middle level managers. Data was collected by means of a questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics, which included factor analysis, correlational analysis, chi-square, one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA), and regression analysis using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 20 and Windows’ Microsoft excel programs.From the findings of multiple linear regression analysis, it was established that directive leadership style had a positive and significant relationship with employee job satisfaction, R2 = .228, F(1, 362) = 53.396, p < .05; β = .454, p < .05. The results from multiple linear regression analysis also showed that supportive leadership style positively and significantly predicted employee job satisfaction, R2 = .603, F(1, 366) = 278.269, p < .05; β = .716, p < .05. In addition, the study tested the moderating influence of environmental contingency factors and was confirmed that environmental contingency factors significantly moderated the relationship between path-goal leadership style and employee job satisfaction, R2=0.090, F(5,364) = 35.04, p < .05; β= 0.229, p<.05.The study makes a contribution to the literature of the influence of directive and supportive leadership styles from Kenyan commercial banks’ perspective and adds an impetus to employees, management and policymakers to address issues that are impeding employee job satisfaction. The future researchers should include all bank employees in their study to determine the influence of directive leadership style and supportive leadership style on employee job satisfaction.

scholarly journals KEPEMIMPINAN TRANSFORMASIONAL, KEPUASAN KERJA, DAN KOMITMEN AFEKTIF PADA KARYAWAN PERUSAHAAN BIDANG KONSTRUKSI MILIK PEMERINTAH DI MEDAN

2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 209
Author(s):  
Bachruddin Saleh Luturlean ◽  
Arif Partono Prasetio ◽  
Anisa Firli ◽  
Gilang Ananda Mikola ◽  
Muhammad Adnan Darmawan
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Transformational Leadership ◽  
Human Resources ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Affective Commitment ◽  
Positive Experience ◽  
Business Organizations ◽  
Transformational Leadership Style

Affective commitment is a commitment that comes from within and it needs quite some time to develop. Organizations need to ensure that their employees have strong affective commitment. Transformational leadership style can help employees to feel valued and develop strong commitment. On the other hand the positive atmosphere inside the organization will also enrich the positive experience of employees which in the end will increase the affective commitment. This study analyses the effect of transformational leadership and job satisfaction on employee’s affective commitment. We study one of the state companies in Medan using 72 participants. The explanatory method and path analysis are used to explain relationships and influences between variables. The results of the study prove that transformational leadership style and job satisfaction simultaneous and partial have effects in improving the quality of employee affective commitment. Business organizations need to apply transformational leadership styles and develop human resources program that can enhance job satisfaction. By carefully focus on these two elements, the organization is expected to be able to increase employee affective commitment. Keywords—Transformational Leadership, Job satisfaction, Affective Commitment Abstrak Komitmen afektif adalah komitmen yang muncul dari dalam diri sendiri dan dibangun seiring berjalannya waktu. Organisasi perlu memastikan bahwa karyawan mereka memiliki komitmen afektif yang kuat. Unsur kepemimpinan khususnya yang bersifat transformasional diyakini dapat membuat karyawan merasa dihargai dan pada akhirnya memiliki komitmen yang kuat. Di samping itu, suasana dalam organisasi yang menyenangkan akan memperkaya pengalaman positif karyawan yang juga berdampak pada peningkatan komitmen afektif. Penelitian ini menganalisis pengaruh kepemimpinan transformasional dan kepuasan kerja terhadap terbentuknya komitmen afektif karyawan di salah satu perusahaan negara di Medan. 72 Responden yang berpartisipasi dalam penelitian ini. Metode eksplanatori dan analisis jalur digunakan untuk menjelaskan hubungan dan pengaruh antar variabel. Hasil penelitian membuktikan bahwa gaya kepemimpinan transformasional dan kepuasan kerja memiliki pengaruh simultan dan parsial terhadap peningkatan kualitas komitmen afektif karyawan. Organisasi bisnis perlu mengaplikasikan gaya kepemimpinan transformasional serta mengembangkan program sumberdaya manusia yang bisa meningkatkan kepuasan kerja karyawan. Dengan mengoptimalkan kedua unsur ini, organisasi diharapkan mampu meningkatkan komitmen afektif karyawan. Kata kunci—Kepemimpinan Transformasional, Kepuasan Kerja, Komitmen Afektif

scholarly journals Job Satisfaction as a Mediator between Leadership Styles and Organisational Commitment of Teachers in Malaysia

2021 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 61
Author(s):  
Norhaily Abdul Halim ◽  
Aminuddin Hassan ◽  
Ramli Basri ◽  
Aminuddin Yusof ◽  
Seyedali Ahrari
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Transactional Leadership ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Tertiary Education ◽  
Three Dimensions ◽  
Multiple Model ◽  
Organisational Commitment ◽  
Passive Avoidant ◽  
Future School

Abstract: To better understand the organisational commitment of teachers, the current study examined job satisfaction as a mediator between organisational commitment and the three dimensions of leadership, namely transformational, transactional and passive-avoidant. The study involved 381 school teachers in Malaysia, and the multiple-model analysis used showed partial mediation on the negative association of passive-avoidant leadership style with teachers’ commitment to their organisation. The study found a relationship between transformational leadership and organisational commitment through job satisfaction. As expected, job satisfaction also fully mediated between transactional leadership and organisational commitment among teachers, and that teachers who are highly satisfied with their jobs attributed their commitment towards their school to transactional leadership. This study extends the knowledge on the effects of teachers’ leadership styles on their organisational commitments through a mediating factor. Higher education can play an important role in changing pre-service teachers' and future school principals’ mindsets to exhibit transformational and transactional leadership competencies. Therefore, leadership development and training of future school administrators during their tertiary education are important in order to enhance teachers' job satisfaction and commitment.  Keywords: Teachers, Job satisfaction, Leadership styles, Organizational commitment, Malaysia

A Systematic Review on Leadership Styles in Small and Medium Enterprises

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-26
Author(s):  
S.E. Donny Sita ◽  
N.A. Mohd. Nor
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Small And Medium Enterprises ◽  
Research Question ◽  
Main Research ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Group Members ◽  
Medium Enterprises ◽  
And Control

Earlier notions of leadership opined that leadership can be found in one's genes that determine how an individual behaves and reacts to his/her surrounding (Bass, 1985). That is, a leader can still be detected in a group of people although nobody may be appointed to lead at the outset. In the past, an individual became a leader through inheritance of a rank or the throne in a country or in an institution. However, the temperament or characteristic of an individual determine whether one can lead or not. A leader acts as a conflict contributor, a resolver or peacemaker, and a punisher (King et al., 2009). Besides being dominant over the rest of the group members, a leader needs to influence the followers too with his/her leadership style. The leadership style of a leader depends on the attitude of him/her to influencing followers in the organisation. The modern era indicates that an uncertainty or complex situations are not uncommon. In a context of a small and medium enterprises (SMEs), turbulences arising in an enterprise require an effective leader to sustain a strong sense of opportunity for all followers. Such participation allows followers to share opinions, make better decisions and control the resources. In fact, followers and the leader cannot be separated. Likewise, leadership runs in tandem with development. Development occurs as leadership pushes it (Banyai, 2009). Hence, without proper leadership to lead the followers, it would be rather difficult to reach the mutual goals of the enterprise (Poskas & Messer, 2015). Also, a good leadership through guidance and effective communication enables followers to improve themselves. Hence, to conduct a relevant systematic review, the current paper is guided by the following main research question: how are leadership styles practiced among leaders in the context of small and medium enterprises? The focus of this paper is on the leaders of small and medium enterprises where followers are working together towards achieving the mutual goals of the enterprise. Keywords: leader; leadership style; PRISMA; small and medium enterprises; systematic literature review

scholarly journals Nurse Managers' Perceptions Related to Their Leadership Styles, Knowledge, and Skills in These Areas—A Viewpoint: Case of Health Centre Wards in Finland

ISRN Nursing ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Soili Vesterinen ◽  
Marjo Suhonen ◽  
Arja Isola ◽  
Leena Paasivaara ◽  
Helena Laukkala
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Nurse Managers ◽  
Health Centre ◽  
Questionnaire Response ◽  
Knowledge And Skills ◽  
Strategic Issues ◽  
Unit Management ◽  
Almost All

The purpose of this study was to explore nurse managers’ perceptions related to their leadership styles, knowledge, and their skills in these areas in health centre wards in Finland. The data were collected from nurse managers (n=252) in health centre hospitals in Finland using a structured questionnaire (response rate 63%). Six leadership styles—visionary, coaching, affiliate, democratic, commanding, and isolating—were reflected on. Almost all respondents in every age group considered four leadership styles—visionary, coaching, affiliate, and democratic—to be very important or important. Nurse managers estimated their knowledge and skills in leadership styles to be essentially fairly sufficient or sufficient. Nurse managers’ abilities to reflect, understand, and, if necessary, change their leadership style influence the work unit’s success and employees’ job satisfaction. Nurse managers, especially new nurse managers, need more theoretic, evidence-based education to cope with these expectations and to develop their professional abilities. Together with universities, health care organizations should start planning nurse manager education programmes that focus on strategic issues, leadership, job satisfaction, challenging situations in leadership, change management, work unit management (e.g., economy, efficiency, and resources), and how the nurse managers consider their own wellbeing.

scholarly journals Leadership styles in nursing management: implications for staff outcomes

2016 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
James Avoka Asamani ◽  
Florence Naab ◽  
Adelaide Maria Ansah Ofei
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Nursing Staff ◽  
Nurse Managers ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Staff Retention ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Intention To Stay ◽  
Cross Sectional

Introduction: Nursing is a people-centred profession and therefore the issue of leadership is crucial for success. Nurse managers’ leadership styles are believed to be important determinant of nurses’ job satisfaction and retention. In the wake of a global nursing shortage, maldistribution of health workforce, increasing healthcare costs and expanding workload, it has become imperative to examine the role of nurse managers’ leadership styles on their staff outcomes. Using the Path-Goal Leadership theory as an organised framework, this study investigated the leadership styles of nurse managers and how they influence the nursing staff job satisfaction and intentions to stay at their current workplaces.Methods: The study employed a cross-sectional survey design to collect data from a sample of 273 nursing staff in five hospitals in the Eastern Region of Ghana. Descriptive and regression analyses were performed using SPSS version 18.0Results: Nurse managers used different leadership styles depending on the situation, but were more inclined to the supportive leadership style, followed by the achievement-oriented leadership style and participative leadership style. The nursing staff exhibited moderate levels of job satisfaction. The nurse managers’ leadership styles together explained 29% of the variance in the staff job satisfaction. The intention to stay at the current workplace was low (2.64 out of 5) among the nursing staff. More than half (51.7%) of the nursing staff intended to leave their current workplaces, and 20% of them were actively seeking the opportunities to leave. The nurse managers’ leadership styles statistically explained 13.3% of the staff intention to stay at their current job position.Conclusions: These findings have enormous implications for nursing practice, management, education, and human resource for health policy that could lead to better staff retention and job satisfaction, and ultimately improve patient care.  

scholarly journals Hubungan Motivasi Kerja dan Gaya Kepemimpinan Terhadap Kepuasan Kerja Karyawan

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sukma Ap
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Work Motivation ◽  
Present Moment ◽  
Supportive Leadership ◽  
Employee Job Satisfaction

The purpose of this journal discussion is to analyze and prove work motivation and supportive leadership styles towards employee job satisfaction. The results of this study indicate how motivation and leadership style have significant positive thoughts on employee job satisfaction. Work motivation influences employee’s performance. Leadership is an important factor in providing direction to the employee especially at this present moment in which transparency becomes essential. The leadership that is needed is leadership that can empower their employees. Leadership that can motivate employees is leadership that can foster a sense of confidence of the employees in carrying out their duties.

scholarly journals Pengaruh Budaya K3 dan Gaya Kepemimpinan terhadap Kepuasan Kerja dan Kinerja Karyawan pada Divisi Operasi Tambang Di PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara

2013 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kasan Mulyono
Keyword(s):  
Job Satisfaction ◽  
Organizational Culture ◽  
Path Analysis ◽  
Leadership Styles ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Safety Culture ◽  
Employee Performance ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Mining Operations ◽  
Heavy Equipment

There have been many studies on organizational culture. However, there have been not many studies on safety culture especially in Indonesia. Furthermore, the studies of safety culture in its relations to leadership styles, job satisfaction and employee performance have been little. This study examines the impacts of safety culture and leadership styles on employee performance with job satisfaction as an intervening variable. Primary data was obtained from the perception of employees who worked at Mining Operations Division of PT Newmont Nusa Tenggara, copper/gold mine in West Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara province. Data was collected through questionnaires sent to 150 employees, mostly heavy equipment operators and several field foremen. 131 were completed and returned however only 119 were valid for analysis. Statistical method used to test each hyphotesis was path analysis. The results showed that most hypothesis were confirmed. From five hypothesis, only one (H2) that had to be rejected. While four hypothesis i.e. H1, H3, H4 and H5were accepted. These results indicated that safety culture has a significant impact on job satisfaction (H1) but has no significant impact on performance (H2). Whilst leadership style has a significant impact on both job satisfaction (H3) and employee performance (H4). Finally, job satisfaction has a significant impact on employee performance (H5). Key words: Organizational culture, safety culture, leadership style, job satisfaction, performance, path analysis.

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