Abstract
Safety-specific transformational leadership (SSTFL) has been examined in high-risk industries for decades with solid evidence for its effectiveness and influence on safety climates and safety outcomes. The concept has recently been introduced to healthcare, with an operational definition developed through a concept derivation process and the development of a typology of factors that influence the relationship between leadership and safety climate. This article describes the evidence-based behavioral characteristics of leaders practicing SSTFL, which serve as a basis for the development and testing of an instrument to measure the latent variable of SSTFL in interprofessional healthcare leaders.
Publisher
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health)
Subject
General Medicine,Leadership and Management