Formal managerial authority and frontline managers' perceived ability to lead in public organizations: results from Danish hospitals

Forfattere

  • Mathias Rask Østergaard-Nielsen
  • Mette Stennicke Graversen
  • Christian Bøtcher Jacobsen

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.7146/politica.v57i1.152124

Nøgleord:

formal managerial authority, perceived leadership behavior, coherence study, hospitals

Resumé

Formal managerial authority is the right to make managerial decisions for a delimited part of an organization and its employees. Based on the literature, this article develops a measure of formal managerial authority that is used to examine the distribution of formal managerial authority. Results from a survey of 181 managing physicians and 451 managing nurses show that formal managerial authority varies significantly across types of managerial decisions and professional groups. An exploratory cross-sectional analysis shows that formal managerial authority is positively associated with self-reported visionary leadership and the perception of being able to complete leadership tasks within the allotted time. We find no association with self-reported use of verbal recognition or the perception of having the necessary leadership skills.

Publiceret

2025-02-04

Citation/Eksport

Østergaard-Nielsen, M. R., Graversen, M. S., & Jacobsen, C. B. (2025). Formal managerial authority and frontline managers’ perceived ability to lead in public organizations: results from Danish hospitals. Politica, 57(1). https://doi.org/10.7146/politica.v57i1.152124