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The more, the better?: Exploring vertical and horizontal leadership in cross-professional health care teams
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- Thylefors, Ingela (författare)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Psykologiska institutionen,Department of Psychology
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- Persson, Olle, 1952 (författare)
- Gothenburg University,Göteborgs universitet,Psykologiska institutionen,Department of Psychology
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- Emerald Group Publishing Ltd. 2014
- 2014
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: Leadership in Health Services. - : Emerald Group Publishing Ltd.. - 1751-1879 .- 0952-6862. ; 27:2, s. 135-149
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Abstract
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- Purpose: This paper seeks to explore vertical and horizontal leadership and the relationship of the form of leadership to effectiveness in Swedish cross-professional health care teams. Design/methodology/approach: Questionnaire data were collected from a sample of 47 teams and observation data from a sub-sample of 38 teams. Data on leadership were condensed to indices: directive and participative leadership (vertical leadership) and functional influence and self-regulation (horizontal leadership). Effectiveness was estimated using five measures: team climate, self-assessed effectiveness, teamwork organisation, assessments of results from a simulated case conference (case quality) and manager-rated effectiveness. Findings: Positive relationships were found between leadership and effectiveness with one exception: case quality was negatively associated with vertical leadership though positively to functional influence. When controlled for team climate the correlations between self-assessed effectiveness and leadership disappeared. However, it remained between vertical leadership and the assessment of teamwork organisation. The results suggest that hierarchical and horizontal/shared leadership are complementary forms. Research limitations/implications: The small number of teams together with the problem of causality in this cross-sectional study are the main limitations. Practical implications: One implication for practice is the need for clarification of how leadership and influence should be distributed from a contingency perspective. Originality/value: This study takes both horizontal and vertical leadership into account compared with previous studies often focusing on one facet. In addition, cross-professional health care teams with their special characteristics are underrepresented within research on team leadership. © Emerald Group Publishing Limited.
Ämnesord
- SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP -- Psykologi (hsv//swe)
- SOCIAL SCIENCES -- Psychology (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Cross-professional health care teams
- Horizontal leadership
- Shared leadership
- Team effectiveness
- Team leadership
- Vertical leadership
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