[Leadership in nursing working groups. Perceptions].
OBJECTIVE
To identify leadership behavior as perceived by the heads and members of working groups and to analyze leadership styles by comparing the perceived behaviors.


METHODS
Cross sectional study.


METHODS
heads and members of working groups.


METHODS
82-item questionnaire with 5 possible responses. Variables analyzed: behaviors of the heads, leadership styles, extra effort, effectiveness and satisfaction.


RESULTS
In the investigation group, the style most frequently identified by the group's members was the transformational style and that identified by the head was the transactional style. In the protocol group, the leadership style most frequently identified by both the head and members was the transformational style. In the quality group, no type of leadership was clearly identified. In the three groups, the percentages identifying extra effort, effectiveness and satisfaction were very high.


CONCLUSIONS
Paying attention to the leadership style of the managers of units or groups is important, since this factor is a strong dynamic element in organizations.
Rodríguez-Gonzalo
Ana
A
Departamento de Docencia, Investigación y Calidad, Hospital Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España. arodriguezg.hrc@salud.madrid.org
Muñoz-Lobo
M A Jesús
MA
Marzo-Martínez
Azucena
A
Sánchez-Vicario
Félix
F
D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D008875:Middle Aged; D009729:Nursing