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Table 2 Leadership styles in relation to position, profession and gender

From: Self-perception of leadership styles and behaviour in primary health care

 

Position

Profession

Gender

Deputy

Manager

Nurse

Physician

Male

Female

TFL

3.31 (0.33)

3.3 (0.3)

3.34 (0.32)

3.24 (0.31)

3.24 (0.31)

3.32 (0.32)

Charisma/Inspirational

3.32 (0.34)

3.32 (0.29)

3.36 (0.32)

3.27 (0.31)

3.26 (0.33)

3.34 (0.31)

Inspirational motivation

3.31 (0.39)

3.28 (0.37)

3.35 (0.38)

3.22 (0.38)

3.21 (0.37)

3.33 (0.38)

Intellectual motivation

3.26 (0.39)

3.23 (0.38)

3.3 (0.39)

3.17 (0.37)

3.2 (0.38)

3.26 (0.39)

Individualized consideration

3.26 (0.39)

3.18 (0.35)

3.31 (0.36)

3.09 (0.37)

3.13 (0.35)

3.26 (0.38)

Behavioural influence

3.47 (0.38)

3.53 (0.32)

3.5 (0.38)

3.49 (0.32)

3.47 (0.36)

3.5 (0.36)

Attributed influence

3.17 (0.36)

3.12 (0.35)

3.21 (0.35)

3.06 (0.35)

3.07 (0.37)

3.18 (0.34)

TRL

3.34 (0.38)

3.28 (0.32)

3.38 (0.35)

3.2 (0.34)

3.18 (0.36)

3.35 (0.34)

Contingent reward

3.43 (0.45)

3.41 (0.35)

3.48 (0.42)

3.34 (0.37)

3.26 (0.44)

3.48 (0.38)

Passive management by exception

1.06 (0.63)

1.05 (0.49)

1.03 (0.6)

1.08 (0.53)

1.24 (0.53)

0.99 (0.58)

Active management by exception

3.05 (0.51)

3.03 (0.47)

3.07 (0.5)

2.99 (0.48)

2.91 (0.5)

3.08 (0.49)

CAL

1.82 (0.42)

1.73 (0.27)

1.79 (0.41)

1.76 (0.28)

1.81 (0.32)

1.77 (0.38)

Laissez faire

1.47 (0.56)

1.26 (0.42)

1.4 (0.54)

1.33 (0.47)

1.4 (0.54)

1.37 (0.51)

Passive management by exception

1.29 (0.57)

1.17 (0.39)

1.24 (0.54)

1.23 (0.43)

1.33 (0.48)

1.21 (0.5)

Positive/organizational outcomes

Satisfaction

3.05 (0.4)

2.98 (0.36)

3.08 (0.38)

2.91 (0.38)

2.96 (0.35)

3.04 (0.39)

Efficiency

3.02 (0.4)

3.02 (0.37)

3.03 (0.39)

3 (0.38)

2.91 (0.37)

3.05 (0.38)

Extra effort

3.03 (0.43)

2.95 (0.39)

3.04 (0.41)

2.91 (0.4)

2.91 (0.39)

3.02 (0.42)

  1. Values are the Mean (SD) obtained from a Likert-type scale with five points for each item (0 = never; 1 = rarely; 2 = sometimes, 3 = often; 4 = frequently); : p < 0.05
  2. TFL Transformational leadership, TRL Transactional leadership, CAL Corrective avoidant leadership, SD Standard Deviation