Am J Psychiatry 1988; 145:103-106
Copyright © 1988 by American Psychiatric Association
Psychiatrist-executive management styles: nature or nurture?
LR Marcos and MA Silver
Mental Hygiene Services, NYC Health and Hospitals Corporation, NY 10013.
The authors studied the management styles of the 11 directors of psychiatry
in municipal general hospitals in New York City. The Lead- Self Scale and
the Lead-Other Scale were used. The directors' Lead-Self Scale scores were
compared with those of 11 psychiatric residents. Results show that the
directors had a high task/high relationship primary style and a high
relationship/low task secondary style. Psychiatric residents revealed a
less differentiated pattern of self- perceived management style. The
authors speculate about the effects of experience, training, role models,
and personality traits on management styles and suggest areas for further
research.
