Engelsk titel: Transformational leadership and increased demands of efficiency in nursing
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Författare:
Kristoffersen, Margareth
;
Friberg, Febe
Email: margareth.kristoffersen@uis.no
Språk: Nor
Antal referenser: 59
Dokumenttyp:
Artikel
UI-nummer: 16033515
Sammanfattning
The purpose of this article is to argue for transformational leadership as a relevant theoretical
basis for leadership in nursing in meeting with demands of efficiency. Following the introduction of
the New Public Management in the health care sector in Norway, efficiency demands in particular
give organizational realities that do not coincide with traditional quality in nursing. It is therefore
important to study nurses’ experiences in relation to leaders and increased demands on efficiency.
Data from a Norwegian empirical study is re-analysed in relation to the main components of the
transformational leadership model: idealized influence, inspirational motivation, intellectual
stimulation and individualized consideration. Empirical examples are presented within the frame of
the main components of the transformational leadership model. More concretely, the examples show
that the nursing leader is a person with great influence. It is of importance how the leader inspires
and intellectually stimulates the nurses in their daily work and also takes individual care of them. Our
conclusion is that nursing leaders who promote nurses’ capacity may, as an effect of that leadership,
find that nurses are better able to meet demands on efficiency.