Leadership Styles and Their Impact on Staff Motivation in UAE Government Hospitals

The current exploration investigates the degree to which various leadership approaches influence staff motivation in UAE government hospitals, presenting the study of the problem as an example of organizational behavior, leadership, and performance. The UAE healthcare setting is illustrated by complexity and multidimensionality (meaning that many different factors influence it). However, strong leadership is central to both maintaining employee engagement and allowing the delivery of high-quality patient care (Demetris Vrontis, 2022). To assess these effects, the study design was a mixed methods approach, which encompassed both the quantitative measurement of the impact on a sample of 150 healthcare professionals and a qualitative interview of ten hospital managers working in different institutions of the UAE government. In the study, employee motivation through three leadership styles, transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire styles, was evaluated. Findings were that transformational leadership, as constituted by vision, inspiration, and individualized consideration, played a significant positive role in staff motivation and job satisfaction. Transactional leadership, which focuses on organized activity and the use of externally conditioned rewards, indicated a small effect, whereas laissez-faire leadership, in which there is minimal supervision and independence, indicated poor motivation and disconnection. In sum, these results show the significance of leadership development programs that focus more on transformational leadership qualities in building a more enthusiastic and efficient workforce. Practically, the healthcare administrators and policymakers are expected to start developing training skills to fit in the UAE healthcare setting. The paper contributes to the existing body of literature because it provides the practical implications of the leadership styles on employee morale and organizational performance.