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The impact of servant leadership dimensions on leader-member exchange among health care professionals.

AIM: The aim of the current study was to investigate the impact of servant leadership dimensions on leader-member exchange (LMX) among health-care professionals.

BACKGROUND: Leadership support and the quality of the dyadic relationship between the leader and the employee are essential regarding the work environment and turnover intentions in health care.

METHOD: A questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was undertaken at four hospital units in Sweden. The study sample included 240 employees.

RESULTS: Significant bivariate correlations were found between all servant leadership dimensions and LMX. The strongest correlations were found between 'humility' and LMX (r = 0.69, P < 0.001), and 'empowerment' and LMX (r = 0.67, P < 0.001). The hierarchical regression analyses indicated that 'empowerment', 'humility' and 'stewardship' explained about 55% of the variance in LMX.

CONCLUSION: In our study servant leadership dimensions were strongly related to LMX.

IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: The results identify specific servant leadership dimensions that are likely to be useful for developing a stronger exchange relationship between the leader (e.g. nursing manager) and individual subordinates in health care.

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