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Chapter 4<br />

ANALYSIS <strong>OF</strong> THE DATA<br />

lowa hospital CEOs and their associates participated in this<br />

research by responding to surveys and biographical questions. Sixty-three<br />

of 1 16 CEOs (54%) completed the MLQ, RVS, PVRII, and a set of<br />

biographical questions. Two hundred ninety of their peers (such as<br />

customers or other CEOs), superiors (board members) and subordinates<br />

(employees or staff reporting to the CEO) completed the MLQ, referencing<br />

the leadership characteristics of their affiliated CEO. This represents an<br />

average of 4.7 associate respondents per CEO. Table 3 reflects the<br />

participation of the CEOs in this study relative to gender and hospital<br />

settings in the state of lowa.<br />

Table 3<br />

Demographics of Participating CEOs Relative to Gender<br />

and Hospital Setting<br />

Actual Totals Percent Respondents ---- Percent<br />

Females 27 23.3% 14 22.2%<br />

Males 89 76.7% 49 77.8%<br />

116 100.0% 62 100.0%<br />

Urban 22 18.3% 9 14.3%<br />

Rural 37 30.9% 25 39.7%<br />

RuralRef 7 5.8% 2 3.2%<br />

VA 3 2.5% 1 1.6%<br />

CAH 51 42.5% 26 41.3%<br />

120 100.0% 63 100.0%

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