title: Innovative behavior in nurse executives.
abstract: This study addresses the problem-solving styles of hospital nurse executives and explores the relationship between problem-solving style and leader effectiveness. The Kirton Adaption-Innovation Inventory (KAI) and the Leader Effectiveness and Adaptability Description-Self (LEAD-S) were the instruments used to survey nurse executives from 66 medium-sized urban California hospitals. The majority of respondents used innovative approaches, but no correlation was found between problem-solving style and leader effectiveness.
authors.forename: C E
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Adams
mesh_terms: D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D011340:Problem Solving