A Study of the Leadership Styles in Hospitals Affiliated with Shiraz University of Medical Sciences and Presenting a Suitable Model.

The present study, Descriptive - Analytical in nature, addressed the leadrship styles in the hospital affiliated with Shiraz University of Medical Sciences. All the hospitals affiliated with the University (13) compiised the study population. The attitudes of the middle managers (13) and their immediate employees (315) were studied through four questionnaires. The data was analyzed By chi-square, t-test, pearson correlation coefficient and other statistical procedures. The analysis of the data revealed the following

1- The middle managers and their employees showed a strongly positive attitude toward faire style of leadership. 2- There was a positively significant relationship between the performance of hospital managers and the employee leadership styles they applied. 3- Employees' job Satisfaction was the highest in the hospitals with Faire style of leadership. Finally, a suitable model of leadership was designed and tested by the researcher.