Vol. 9(4), pp. 81-89, May, 2021.

ISSN: 2384-6151

DOI: 10.14662/IJEBM2021.080

 

 

Full Length Research

 

Influence of Leadership Style on Service Effectiveness of Health Information Management Practitioners in Teaching Hospitals in South-West, Nigeria

 

Owoeye James Olasunkanmi and Ikonne C.N, Ph.D

 

Department of Information Resources Management, Babcock University, Ilishan-Remo, Ogun State, Nigeria

 

 

Accepted 20 May 2021

Abstract

 

Purpose: This study investigated the relationship between leadership style and service effectiveness of Health Information Management Practitioners in teaching hospitals in South-West, Nigeria. Design Methodology/Approach: The study employed the descriptive survey design. Four hundred and seventy-four (474) Health Information Management Practitioners in the Teaching Hospitals in South-West Nigeria participated in the study. The main instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire. The instrument was validated using Cronbach’s Alpha test and the value 0.75 and above was considered adequate for the study. Data analysis involved both descriptive and inferential statistics such as percentage distribution, mean and standard deviation as well as correlation and regression analysis. Findings: The findings revealed a strong relationship between leadership style, staff motivation and training of Health Information Management Practitioners in Teaching Hospitals in South-West, Nigeria. In particular, the study revealed a high level of service effectiveness of Health Information Management Practitioners in Teaching Hospitals in South-West, Nigeria. The study concluded that structure, process and outcome of health information management practitioners were found very satisfactory. It was a significant influence of leadership style on service effectiveness of Health Information Management Practitioners in Teaching Hospitals in South-West, Nigeria. Implication: findings indicated a significant relationship between the leadership style and service effectiveness of health information management practitioners in south-West, Nigeria. It was found that all the three-leadership style, transformational (β = 0.521, p<0.05), transactional style (β = 0.395, p<0.05) and Laisserz faire (β = -0.361, p<0.05) had significant influence on service effectiveness of the Health Information Management Practitioners in Teaching Hospitals in South West Nigeria. Originality/Value: It was recommended that hospital management staffs and departments of health information in particular should encourage HIM practitioners to participate more in the off-the-job training programme of the Teaching Hospitals in South-West, Nigeria.

 

Keywords: leadership style, service effectiveness, Health Information Management Practitioners, staff motivation, staff training

 

Cite This Article As: Olasunkanmi, O.J., Ikonne C.N. (2021). Influence of Leadership Style on Service Effectiveness of Health Information Management Practitioners in Teaching Hospitals in South-West, Nigeria. Inter. J. Econ. Bus. Manage. 9(4): 81-89