title: Transformational leadership and the nurse executive.
abstract: Effective nurse executive leadership is paramount in today's health care environment. Such leadership includes the qualities of a transformational leader and, to a lesser extent, a transactional leader. A study conducted among excellent nurse executives and members of their immediate staff showed that all executives were predominantly transformational leaders but also possessed transactional leadership skills.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, University of Akron, Ohio.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dunham
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Klafehn
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel / Q000592:standards*; D000328:Adult; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007587:Job Description; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009042:Motivation; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards*; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D010551:Personality; D010559:Personnel Management; D011209:Power, Psychological; D012649:Self Concept; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires