Authentic leadership, nurse satisfaction at work and hospital accreditation: study in a private hospital network

ABSTRACT Objectives: to identify the dominant dimensions of the authentic leadership of nurses in a private hospital network and to verify the association with job satisfaction and accreditation. Methods: cross-sectional, analytical study carried out in 11 hospitals with 282 nurses, of which 94 were leaders and 188 were led. Participants answered the Authentic Leardership Questionnaire and the Job Satisfaction Survey. Results: there was a significant difference between the assessment of leaders and followers in all dimensions of the Authentic Leardership Questionnaire. Regarding the association of authentic leadership and job satisfaction, a significant positive moderate correlation was found among the employees. In hospitals accredited by the Joint Commission International, leaders were perceived as more transparent by their subordinates. Conclusions: there was correlation between authentic leadership and job satisfaction and authentic leadership and the accreditation model among the subordinates. RESUMEN Objetivos: identificar las dimensiones dominantes del liderazgo auténtico de los enfermeros en una red de hospitales privados y su correlación con la satisfacción laboral y con el modelo de acreditación. Métodos: es un estudio transversal, analítico, realizado en 11 hospitales entre 282 enfermeros, de los cuales 94 eran líderes y 188 liderados, que respondieron a los cuestionarios Authentic Leardership Questionnaire y Job Satisfaction Survey. Resultados: se observó una diferencia significativa entre la evaluación de los líderes y de los liderados, en todas las dimensiones del Authentic Leardership Questionnaire. Respecto a la asociación del liderazgo auténtico con la satisfacción laboral, la correlación era significativamente positiva para los liderados, considerándose moderada. En los hospitales, con el modelo Joint Commission International, los liderados percibían a sus líderes con mayor transparencia. Conclusiones: se ha encontrado una correlación entre el liderazgo auténtico y la satisfacción laboral y el modelo de acreditación entre los liderados. RESUMO Objetivos: identificar as dimensões dominantes da liderança autêntica dos enfermeiros em uma rede hospitalar privada e correlacionar com a satisfação no trabalho e com o modelo de acreditação. Métodos: estudo transversal, analítico, realizado em 11 hospitais, com 282 enfermeiros, sendo 94 líderes e 188 liderados, que responderam aos questionários Authentic Leardership Questionnaire, Questionário de