Shared Leadership as a Predictor of Team Effectiveness in Health Care

Abstract

This study investigated the role of shared leadership in effectiveness of teams in health care sector. The research was performed by conducting both vertical leadership and shared leadership in 17 public and private health care teams as assessed from two sources; team leaders and team members. Team effectiveness was measured as well from the viewpoints of the two sources. Using statistical analysis, team effectiveness was found to be significantly predicted by both vertical leadership and shared leadership, but in a broader aspect by the second one in its three constructs; shared transactional leadership, shared transformational leadership, and shared empowering leadership.