Abstract

Aims: Leadership is the very factor playing a significant role in improving the efficiency of any organization. It is in fact the variable distinguishing a creative and innovative organiza-tion from other ones. The present study was an attempt to examine the management style in some selected military hospitals and its relationship with hospital performance indicators in 2011. Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive-analytical study. Seven hospitals were se-lected using stratified sampling from among the military hospitals in Tehran, Iran. The lead-ership style questionnaire with Likert scale was used for data collection. Data analysis was done using Mann-Whitney test, Chi square, and Spearman correlation coefficients using SPSS 19. Results: Results showed that 56.1, 22.7, and 21.2 percent of senior managers' leadership styles were consultative, participative, and benevolent-authoritative respectively. There was no statistically significant relationship between leadership style and hospital performance in-dicators. Conclusion: The results showed that approximately 10 to 15 percent of hospital beds are not being used, and in order to increase the efficiency of a hospital, managers need to move to-wards participative leadership styles.