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  • Healthcare Management
  • Organizational Behavior
  • Leadership Studies

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  • 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.