THE IMPACT OF LEADERSHIP STYLES ON INNOVATION IN HEALTH SERVICES

Abstract

The present study seeks to advance the understanding about the applicability of the leadership concept within the framework of innovation in the health system of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The qualitative findings helped in constructing and refining the theoretical model being used as a guideline for the field study. A huge body of knowledge is documented on the concepts and dynamics of leadership styles. Both the Transformational (human/leader-orientation) and Transactional (traits/task-orientation) leadership theories and styles are main components of current study. The population consists of the selected districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. From the same population, data was collected from a sample of 204 health professionals. The empirical findings are interesting in the sense that both common and surprising results are visible from all the statistical analysis starting from descriptive to testing of hypothesis using correlation and regression as the major tools for analysis.