title: Nurse managers as transformational and transactional leaders.
abstract: Nurse managers demonstrating transformational leadership are more likely than transactional leaders to have committed staff nurse followers. Committed followers exert extra effort, thus improving unit performance and enhancing the organization's competitive advantage.
authors.affiliation: Patient Care Services, TriHealth, Cincinnati, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Elaine
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: McGuire
authors.forename: Susan M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kennerly
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015146:Midwestern United States; D008960:Models, Psychological; D009042:Motivation; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology*; D009742:Nursing Theory; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D017063:Outcome Assessment, Health Care; D010558:Personnel Loyalty; D010559:Personnel Management; D011361:Professional Competence / Q000592:standards; D012647:Self-Assessment; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires