Department
Nursing
Degree Name
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
Abstract
The purpose of this investigation was to identify the perceived and desired management styles of rural hospital staff nurses and the relationship to job satisfaction. A non-experimental, cross-sectional survey design was utilized, targeting staff nurses (N=72) in two rural hospitals. One hospital was a for profit acute care facility, and the second was a not-for-profit acute care facility. Rensis Likert's management systems theory and Herzberg's two factor motivation-hygiene theory was used as a conceptual framework. Likert's management theory describes four types of management styles with varying degrees of participation. Herzberg's motivators are associated with job satisfaction. Absence of these motivators can lead to job dissatisfaction. The management style perceived by staff nurses was benevolent-authoritative. The staff nurses desired a participative style of management. The investigation revealed a positive correlation (r =.42, p =.0003) between perceived management style and job satisfaction. The closer the management style was to participative the higher the level of job satisfaction.
Advisor
Mary R. Hassett
Date of Award
Spring 1998
Document Type
Thesis - campus only access
Recommended Citation
Stout, Lynnetta F., "Management Style and Staff Nurse Job Satisfaction in Rural Hospitals" (1998). Master's Theses. 2717.
DOI: 10.58809/JYLV9510
Available at:
https://scholars.fhsu.edu/theses/2717
Rights
© 1998 Lynnetta F. Stout
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