Change in Organizational Structure Influences Perceived Leadership in a Dutch Radiotherapy Center
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Summary
This summary is machine-generated.Structural changes in healthcare leadership positively impacted employee perceptions, increasing transformational leadership and decreasing passive avoidant styles. This supports organizational ambidexterity by balancing innovation and efficiency.
Area Of Science
- Healthcare Management
- Organizational Behavior
- Leadership Studies
Background
- Healthcare organizations strive for ambidexterity, balancing innovation and efficiency.
- Leadership styles, particularly transformational and transactional, are crucial for this balance.
- Organizational structure significantly influences leadership dynamics and effectiveness.
Purpose Of The Study
- To examine the impact of structural changes on perceived leadership styles.
- To assess leadership dynamics in a Dutch radiotherapy center implementing proton therapy.
- To understand how organizational design supports healthcare ambidexterity.
Main Methods
- A mixed-method approach using the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ).
- Data collected at three time points (pre- and post-implementation of structural changes).
- Statistical analysis (Independent-Samples Mann-Whitney U-Test) to compare leadership perceptions.
Main Results
- Transformational leadership significantly increased, while passive avoidant leadership significantly decreased.
- Transactional leadership showed minimal, non-significant changes.
- Photon therapy staff experienced earlier improvements; proton therapy staff showed delayed but stronger positive shifts.
Conclusions
- Structural changes positively influenced leadership perceptions, fostering ambidexterity.
- Increased transformational and decreased passive avoidant leadership align with dual demands of innovation and efficiency.
- Organizational structure is a key tool for healthcare management to promote effective leadership.
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