Not too narrow, not too broad: Linking span of control, leadership behavior, and employee job satisfaction in public organizations

How does organizational structure shape the role of leadership? Research emphasizes the negative implications of broad spans of control, but theory and empirical research about the span of control and leadership are sparse. We develop theoretical arguments about the span of control and transformatio...

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Published in:Public administration review 2023-07, Vol.83 (4), p.775-792
Main Authors: Jacobsen, Christian Bøtcher, Hansen, Ane‐Kathrine Lundberg, Pedersen, Lars Dahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Behavior
Debates
Employees
Hospitals
Job satisfaction
Leadership
Nurse managers
Nurses
Nursing
Organizational research
Organizational structure
Research methodology
Transformational leadership
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