The Relationship between Paternalistic Leadership and Employee Satisfaction in Najran Health Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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researcher at the Institute of Hospital Management and Health Economics, Faculty of Commerce and Business Administration, Helwan University

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The study addressed the relationship between paternal leadership and employee satisfaction in health institutions in the Najran region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, through a survey of the opinions of 370 individuals from doctors, nurses and administrators. Their opinions were collected through a survey list consisting of thirty-six statements to measure each of paternal leadership (which includes three dimensions: benevolent leadership, ethical leadership, and authoritarian leadership) as an independent variable versus employee satisfaction as a dependent variable. The deductive analysis concluded that there was a significant relationship between paternal leadership and employee satisfaction at the 1% level, as there was a direct relationship between benevolent leadership and ethical leadership versus an inverse relationship between authoritarian leadership and employee satisfaction in health institutions in the Najran region.

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