Leadership Dynamics Exploring the Management Strategies in Public Hospitals
Assistant Professor of Teaching and Learning, Abu Dhabi School of Management
Mohammad A.K Alsmairat
Assistant Professor of Supply Chain, Business Department, College of Business Administration, American University in the Emir ates
Ghaiath Altrjman
Department of Marketing and Digital Communication, Faculty of Business, Al-Ahliyya Amman University
Asaad Hameed Al-Ali
Business Administration Department, Faculty of Business, Al-Ahliyya Amman University,
Abstract
The study aimed to investigate the leadership styles of managers in Ministry of Health (MoH) hospitals. A representative sample of 105 managers from various MoH hospitals in the UAE was selected using random sampling. The researcher developed a questionnaire to identify prevalent leadership styles among managers. The study concluded that the most common leadership pattern among managers was free leadership, with a small but statistically significant difference in the sample's responses regarding leadership styles in public hospitals, favoring the free leadership pattern. Additionally, the study fou nd no significant differences in employees' perceptions of leadership styles among the managers, with these nonsignificant differences attributed to variables such as nationality, education level, service duration, and gender for specific leadership styles.