THE RELATION BETWEEN LEADERSHIP STYLES AND CONFLICT MANAGEMENT STRATEGIES OF HOSPITAL MANAGERS

Abstract

This article was produced from the doctorate study with the "effects of hospital managers' leadership styles on conflict management" title, which is carried out in the department of hospital management, institute of health sciences, Marmara University. This research has been done to reveal the leadership styles of hospital managers and their relationships with the conflict management strategies they use. Target population of the study is senior managers who are responsible for the administrative divisions of 159 Private Hospitals in Istanbul and their first subordinates in the organizational chart. According to the organizational chart, the number of personnel who work directly under the manager was found as 853 with the statements of managers. Sample selection was not made and all managers and personnel who were willing to participate in the research were included. According to the results of the research, there is no difference between the perception of leadership according to the hospital managers and their personnel. Statistically, the selections of leadership equally distribute between two groups. It was found that the transformational leadership is thought to be the most used leadership style for two groups. In terms of the conflict management styles, significant difference between managers and personnel was found in the obliging dimension. Accordingly, statistically significant relationship between leadership styles and conflict management strategies was found. (C) 2019 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy.org.uk