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demographics, evolving leadership styles, and organizational impact<br />

related to the leader.<br />

Future Research<br />

While this study provided valuable information about the current<br />

status of leadership in hospitals, more research is needed in this area.<br />

Healthcare leadership research should seek to:<br />

1. Determine the relationship between leadership styles and<br />

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organizational outcomes in healthcare settings. Specific attention<br />

should be paid to the relationship between leadership style and the<br />

ability to recruit and retain healthcare staff.<br />

2. Determine the degree to which transformational cultures permeate<br />

in healthcare organizations. Ascertain whether organizations<br />

become more transformational the longer the transformational<br />

leader is there. Such research should extend from the male-<br />

dominated CEO level to the female-dominated nurse-manager<br />

level.<br />

3. Assess the value of transformational leadership training in<br />

healthcare. Does such training influence financial outcomes,<br />

employee satisfaction, extra effort, and perception of leader<br />

effectiveness?

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