LEADERSHIP CHARACTERISTICS OF ... - Drake University

determine the CEO's perception of leadership relative to their self-
defined hours of leadership training.
5. Leadership style will not significantly correlate with CEO age.
MLQ rater scores, as identified above, were correlated with CEO
age using the Pearson correlation coefficient to determine direction
and strength of the relationship between the factors of age and the
three leadership styles.
6. Leadership style will not significantly correlate with CEO total years
of experience.
MLQ rater scores, as identified above, were correlated with CEOs'
years of experience using the Pearson correlation coefficient to
determine direction and strength of the relationship between the
factors of experience and the three leadership styles.
7. Leadership style will not significantly correlate with the hospital size
and setting in which the CEO works.
MLQ rater scores, as identified above, were correlated with the size
of the hospital in which the CEO worked based on the annual net
revenue for each CEO's hospital, identified by the Iowa Hospital
Association's annual report. The evaluation used the Pearson
correlation coefficient to determine direction and strength of the
relationship between the factors of hospital size and the three
leadership styles. Additionally, the rater scores were used in an
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