An Investigation on Relationship Between Leadership Style and Organizational Maturity Nurses in Educational Hospitals

The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between leadership styles with nurse's staff organizational maturity. With aid of Rnsys Laykert and Kenneth Hersey Blanchard theory; a survey was conducted among managerial staff and nurses. A questionnaire with 30 questions was used to determine the leadership styles of 12 managers in 4 educational hospitals. Another questionnaire including 14 questions was used to determine managers' organizational maturity. Sample size of 204 individuals was randomly selected. Total numbers of 12 directors in 4 educational hospitals for leadership styles were identified as type S3 (supportive or advisory). However the organizational maturity of nursing staff in each hospitals for instance in Imam Khomeini (RA) Boalisina and Fatemeh Zahra (SA) all were M2 with the scores of 8, 9 and 8, respectively. The maturity was defined as type M1 with the score of 4 for Zare hospital. Based on Laykert and Kenneth Hersey Blanchard model, the leadership styles at each of the above mentioned hospitals were not in accordance with organizational maturity. Based on findings more training courses for hospital manager in leadership styles and organization and cultural maturity for staffs are proposed.