Validation of the nurse leadership and organizational culture (N-LOC) questionnaire

Table 3 Exploratory factor analysis results (oblimin rotation) for leadership scale at H1 and H2

Leadership Style ^a	H1	H2
	(64.0% variance)	(71.8% variance)
Confucius Transformational
Promotes development	0.865	0.867
Encourages different problem approaches	0.855	0.820
Considers individual differences	0.851	0.856
Brings up new ways to finish tasks	0.837	0.853
Articulate vision	0.795	0.900
Considers morality of decisions	0.780	0.756
Behaviour earns our respect	0.690	0.687
Confident in reaching goals	0.708	0.879
Laissez- Faire-passive
Reacts only to persistent problems	0.817	0.811
Reacts when problems arise	0.797	0.831
Avoids deciding	0.774	0.928
Unavailable when needed	0.756	0.853
Stay away from issues	0.756	0.837
Delays responding	0.712	0.876

^a Brief item labels were only provided for leadership scale due to copyright restrictions

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