Effectiveness of charismatic leadership in Romanian hospitals

Abstract

In the present study the authors build a model of analyzing leadership effectiveness in hospitals, from charismatic leadership perspective (Value based leadership- VBL). The charismatic leadership behavior is measured through the direct followers' perception on their leader's vision, inspiration, self sacrifice, moral integrity, decisiveness and performance. Leadership effectiveness is measured through followers organizational commitment, work satisfaction and, respectively, work motivation. The study is an exploratory one (inquiry) on a sample of 11 top managers and 82 direct followers from 11 hospitals locate in Cluj County, an important medical center in Romania. The most important finding of the study is the positive correlation of charismatic behavior with leadership effectiveness. © 2009 Springer.