Question

1. How do contingencies affect leadership?

2. Which motivation theory do you think would be the most difficult to implement in an HCO?

3. Discuss the factors that shape culture in HCOs.

Answer 1

1.Leadership is a quality which can make one to guide others to reach the goal in an organised way.A contingency can affect the leadership when the leader is not prepared or aware of how to handle an unexpected situations.They may affect the leaders thinking process which if not regained can lead to severe loss.It can affect the quality of leadership

2.The Adam's equity theory is difficult to be implemented in health care organizations because this theory states that the work has to be paid on the basis of how the employee performs and gives result,the hard work of the individuals to be paid without considering their qualification.It is difficult to implement in HCO because it has certain standards and limitations (for example a doctor will be paid high besides a minimal amount of work when compared to a nurse who gives their full day work and so is the staff of lower categories )

3.The factors that can shape the culture of an organization are its believes,values,ideologies, vision,mission,protocols,rules and regulations, ethics,moral values ,services, method of handling the staff,recruitment process or hiring method,principles,etc.,