Leadership for Improvements in Swedish Health Care

In this paper, leadership in a professional and complex organization is explored via a leadership model. The Swedish Health Care System is used as the context for the suggested Leadership profile model. The Leadership profile model contains eight leadership styles that characterize different aspects...

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Published in:Total quality management & business excellence 2004-06, Vol.15 (4), p.495-509
Main Authors: Kammerlind, Peter, Dahlgaard, Jens J., Rutberg, Hans
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Excellence
Excellence models
Health care
Health care industry
Improvements
Innovation
Leadership
Organization development
Professional organizations
Quality control
Studies
TECHNOLOGY
TEKNIKVETENSKAP
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Summary:In this paper, leadership in a professional and complex organization is explored via a leadership model. The Swedish Health Care System is used as the context for the suggested Leadership profile model. The Leadership profile model contains eight leadership styles that characterize different aspects of leadership. A leadership profile dominated by the leadership styles the Captain, the Strategic leader and the Team Builder characterizes leadership in the studied organizations. The result is different in comparison with results from earlier studies in private organizations. The results also indicate uniformity in leadership in the health care in Sweden with small variations between individual leaders. The leadership profile is similar for different working places, leadership levels and gender. The subordinates' assessment of their leaders indicates the same leadership profile shape; however, with a significant difference in magnitude. A leadership dominated by the leadership styles of The Captain, The Strategic Leader and the Team Builder, indicates an effective leadership.
ISSN:1478-3363
1478-3371
1478-3371
DOI:10.1080/1478336042000183622