Leadership and emotions in health care organizations.
OBJECTIVE
The purpose of this research is to describe the relationship between effective leadership and the leader's own ability to manage his/her emotional state.


METHODS
Discusses the connection between leadership and emotions. Differentiates between management and leadership.


RESULTS
Research findings and conclusions remain in dispute. Types of behavior have been found to be integral to leadership performance.


CONCLUSIONS
The paper has proposed a model for defining and differentiating between leading and managing. Five factors were found to be important to the exercise of leadership.
Kent
Thomas W
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College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, USA. kentt@cofc.edu
D004644:Emotions; D006270:Health Facility Administrators / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D014481:United States