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Volume 2, Issue 3 (12-2012)
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Introduction: Occupational injuries are among factors that cause death and disability of thousands individuals in the workplace. Thus, identifying the influential factors of occupational injuries is of paramount importance. Previous researches have indicated that transformational leadership style has an essential role in occupational injuries. Consequently, the aim of the current study is to investigate the role of transformational leadership style in predicting occupational injuries among Esfahan Steel’s employees.
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Material and Method: The current descriptive-correlation study was conducted among 189 Esfahan Steel’s employees in 2012. They were randomly selected through Stratified sampling. Data were collected using transformational leadership style questionnaire (Bass and Avolio, 1990), safety consciousness inventory (Barling, et al., 2002) and safety-related events and occupational injuries questionnaire (Barling, et al., 2002). The obtained data were analyzed thorough descriptive Statistics methods, Pearson product-moment correlation coefficients, and regression analysis by SPSS 18.
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Result: The findings of the study showed that transformational leadership style had a significant correlation with safety consciousness and safety-related events (P< 0.05). The Results of regression analysis showed that transformational leadership style reduced the occupational injuries through increasing safety consciousness and reducing safety-related events.
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Conclusion: The present study emphasizes the importance of transformational leadership style and its instruction to mangers and supervisor. The consequences as well as the suggestion for the further study are discussed in this article.
Mahdi Jafari Nodoushan, Amir Houshang Mehrparvar, Mohammad Ali Ghoveh Nodoushan, Reza Jafari Nodoushan, Ali Karimi,
Volume 15, Issue 2 (7-2025)
Abstract
Introduction: Safety in healthcare facilities is critically important for the health and well-being of employees, patients, and organizational effectiveness. In recent years, various studies have examined the relationship between leadership styles or approaches and safety performance as one of the indicators of safety promotion. The present systematic review examines the relationship between different leadership styles and the safety performance of employees in healthcare facilities to provide a better understanding of the positive or negative effects of leadership on safety and to suggest strategies for improving safety performance in healthcare facilities.
Material and Methods: A search was conducted in Scopus, PubMed, and Web of Science (ISI) databases. Keywords related to leadership, safety performance, and healthcare employees were used. Studies published up to the end of 2024 were identified and reviewed in accordance with PRISMA guidelines.
Results: Nineteen relevant papers were selected and included in the study. During the review of studies, eleven leadership styles or approaches were identified in relation to safety performance in various healthcare facilities. These included transformational leadership, leader-member exchange leadership, leader safety priority communication and feedback, ethical leadership, empowering leadership, inconsistent and destructive leadership, transactional leadership, task-oriented leadership, authentic leadership, safety leadership, and servant leadership. All leadership styles except for inconsistent and destructive leadership had a direct or indirect positive effect on safety performance. Also, the largest number of studies (n=4) focused on transformational leadership style and leader-member exchange leadership.
Conclusion: The selection of appropriate leadership styles can contribute to enhanced safety, a reduction in occupational incidents, and improving service quality in healthcare settings. The findings of this study highlight the importance of developing effective leadership styles and strengthening appropriate managerial approaches to improve safety in healthcare facilities.
