LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS OF ... - Drake University
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female managers. Results of the studies conducted by this researcher<br />
were similar to those of Bass and Avolio. The 150 male and 79 female<br />
managers in Bass, et al's study were part of a multi-rater assessment.<br />
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They concluded that female managers, on average, were viewed as more<br />
effective and satisfying to work for as well as more likely to generate extra<br />
effort from their associates than were male managers. Again, the practical<br />
correlation of these findings to the workplace requires closer scrutiny.<br />
More comprehensive studies are needed to address organizations<br />
like hospitals, which are dominated by males at the executive level. Such<br />
studies could match or adjust for abilities predictive of leadership success.<br />
The healthcare industry is largely comprised of male senior level<br />
executives, with a second tier of leadership (nursing) largely dominated by<br />
females. Additional inquiry into the impact of these gender differences<br />
within healthcare organizations could further clarify current inconsistencies<br />
within the research.<br />
6. Leadership training, CEO age, years of experience, hospital size and<br />
setting failed to consistently emerge as significant correlates of leadership<br />
style.<br />
CEO leadership development was not significantly correlated to any<br />
specific leadership style. Ratings of the CEO indicated no correlation<br />
between leadership style and the number of hours of leadership training<br />
the CEO reported during the previous three-year period. A weak, but