Do Social Workers Lead Differently? Examining Associations with Leadership Style and Organizational Factors

Mimi Choy-Brown; Victoria Stanhope; Nancy Wackstein; Holly Delany Cole

doi:10.1080/23303131.2020.1767744

Do Social Workers Lead Differently? Examining Associations with Leadership Style and Organizational Factors

Mimi Choy-Brown, Victoria Stanhope, Nancy Wackstein, Holly Delany Cole

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Abstract

What training leaders need to successfully shepherd high quality human service delivery remains less understood. This study aims to evaluate associations between social work training, leadership style, and organizational factors. Participants included leaders (N = 49) and employees (N = 224) working in 10 behavioral health organizations who completed a survey. Hierarchical linear models were used to analyze multilevel associations. Analyses indicated that leaders with social work training were rated higher in transformational leadership and organizational factors (e.g., lesser stress) on average within both samples. Findings begin an empirical argument for the value of social work leaders for the success of human service organizations.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	332-342
Number of pages	11
Journal	Human Service Organizations Management, Leadership and Governance
Volume	44
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/23303131.2020.1767744
State	Published - Aug 7 2020

Keywords

Social work
leadership
mental health recovery
organizational context

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Health(social science)
Sociology and Political Science
Public Administration
Strategy and Management

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