Date of Conferral
2022
Degree
Ph.D.
School
Psychology
Advisor
Robert L. Haines
Abstract
Physicians exercising the characteristics of authentic leaders may be better equipped to affect the ethical strength of health care staff and provide a vehicle for reducing corruption in the health care industry. This position suggests that physicians practicing with these particular qualities are more effective than those who are not genuine, transparent, or committed to maintaining emotional balance in their work relations. The purpose of this quantitative correlational study was to determine whether physician authentic leadership (AL) moderated the relationship between physician emotional intelligence (EI) and the moral potency of their billing and codes managers. Survey data were collected from 105 medical staff who completed measures of ethical strength, EI, and AL. Regression analyses were conducted to evaluate the relationships among these measures. Findings indicated physician EI had a significant positive relationship with the billing/codes managers’ ethical strength. Physician EI also had a significant positive relationship with physician AL. The moderation regression was not statistically significant, nor was the effect for EI in the regression. However, analyses yielded a significant effect for AL. Although physician AL did not significantly interact with physician EI and managers’ ethical strength, results indicated that managers’ ethical strength was influenced by the physician’s AL. Results may be used for positive social change to raise awareness about a potential means of reducing corruption in the health care industry.
Recommended Citation
Christian, Eddie M., "Physician Authentic Leadership as Health Care Managers and Its Impact on Subordinates’ Ethical Strength" (2022). Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies. 13268.
https://scholarworks.waldenu.edu/dissertations/13268
