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Release Date: December 16, 2005 This content is archived.
An article distributed by UPI reports on changing leadership styles and hospital culture and the impact that could have on the nursing profession, and quotes Fred Dansereau, professor of organizations and human resources in the School of Management, who said of older management styles, "You can see why some would prefer to be an autocrat in the military or a hospital using control and command because there is no time to hold a meeting before making a decision, a decision that has to be made quickly." Go to article.