ESTILOS DE LIDERAZGO Y FACTORES DE RIESGOS PSICOSOCIAL, EN DOS ORGANIZACIONES ECUATORIANAS DEL SECTOR SALUD

Abstract

The objective of this study was to describe the leadership styles and psychosocial risks present in health institutions operating in Ecuador and to observe if there is a correlation between them. For this, the Multifactorial Leadership Questionnaire [MQL] and the SUSESO-ISTAS 21 to 249 administrative and assistance workers of two complexity level 2 hospital units were applied. According to the results of the study, the leadership style that characterized these institutions was the transformational one and the psychosocial risks that occurred most frequently were active work and possibilities of development, social support in the company. Quality of leadership. There was a significant correlation between the transactional and transformational leadership style and the psychosocial risks linked to social support and leadership quality. These findings are discussed.