Effect of leadership styles on job satisfaction among nursing professionals of selected hospitals in mumbai

Abstract

Aim: The aim of this study to identify effect of leadership styles on job satisfaction among the newlinenursing professionals of selected hospitals in Mumbai. newlineObjectives: The objectives of research study were 1) To identify the leadership styles followed newlineamong nursing professionals of selected hospitals in Mumbai. 2) To assess job satisfaction levels newlineamong nursing professionals of selected hospitals in Mumbai. 3) To determine the effect of newlineleadership styles on job satisfaction among nursing professionals of selected hospitals in newlineMumbai. 4) To determine association of the effect of demographic variables on job satisfaction newlineand leadership styles respectively among nursing professionals of selected hospitals in Mumbai. newlineMaterial and Methods: The researched adopted the quantitative non-experimental newlineresearchapproach and the descriptive research design in which investigator evaluate effect of newlineleadership styles on job satisfaction among nursing professionals of selected hospitals in newlineMumbai. The sample comprised of 500 nursing professionals including nursing leaders (117) newlineand staff nurses (383). Sample was selected by using non probability, convenient sampling newlinetechnique was used. Data were collected with the help of Multifactor leadership questionnaire, newlineMinnesota Satisfaction Questionnaire and self-reporting technique. Data were analyzed using newlinedescriptive and inferential statistics. In that, chi-square test for association of leadership style and newlinejob satisfaction of staff nurses with their demographic variables. newlineResult: The results of this study showed that, staff nurse majority of 58.22% of respondents newlinebelongs to transformational leadership style followed by 33% belongs to Transactional newlineleadership style and 9.13% belongs to Laissez-Fair Leadership style. In nursing leader s majority newlineof 60.68% respondent belongs to transformation leadership followed by 28.20% respondents newlinebelongs to transactional leadership and 11.11% belongs to laissez-fair leadership style. Among newlinenursing staff, majority of 49.08% respondents