THE EFFECTS OF LEADERSHIP STYLES OF HEALTHCARE INSTITUTION MANAGERS ON THE JOB SATISFACTION AND ORGANIZATIONAL COMMITMENT OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS

Abstract

In this study, it is aimed to reveal the effects of the leadership styles of the managers in health institutions on the job satisfaction and organizational commitment of the employees. The data necessary for the research, a survey was conducted among 140 medical professionals working in the administrative departments of hospitals on the Anatolian side of Istanbul with bed capacity of 600 and more. The first section of the study consist of the factor analysis of the measurement instruments of job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and five leadership behaviours. Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) test, and the Bartlett’s Sphericity test showed that the study sample was appropriate for the factor analysis. The second section includes multivarite regression model and the univarite analysis. The descriptive statistics of the participant characteristics, and the scales were presented with mean and standard deviation, and frequencies and percentage. The statistical significance was at 0.05 level. The exploratory variables were the participant charactersitics, and the leadership behaviours that found to have statistically significant relationship with the dependent variables. As a result, it is supported by our research findings that the organizational commitment of the personnel working in healthcare institutions is related to the concepts of task-oriented leader and people-oriented leader.