| The purpose of this quantitative multivariate correlation study was to examine the relationship between the leadership style of Chief Executive Officers (CEOs) of not-for-profit acute care hospitals in Ontario and Florida and the achievement of organizational viability. The study also assessed if there were any significant differences in leadership style based on demographics, size, and the status of hospitals. The research study examined six research questions. The research questions addressed the relationship between transformational, transactional and laissez-faire leadership style and organizational viability, the differences in leadership styles in the USA private healthcare system and the Canadian public healthcare system, and the relationship between demographic variables, the size of hospital and leadership style. The results suggested that transactional leadership factors were more dominant in the Ontario CEOs leadership style effect on hospital viability whereas a combination of transformational leadership factors and transactional factors were more dominant in the Florida CEOs leadership style effect on hospital viability. In Ontario hospitals, all the demographic variables and the size of the hospital significantly influenced hospital viability whereas in Florida hospitals the influence was marginal. The results also suggest mixed results for the influence of demographic variables, size of hospitals, and status of hospitals on leadership style. The results were determined using several statistical methods of analysis. |
