LEADERSHIP ROLES AND ATTRIBUTES IN THE LEAN HEALTHCARE IMPLEMENTATION FRAMEWORK: A SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW

Abstract

This paper discussed sign of transformational leadership in lean healthcare implementation framework. This study focus on identifying characteristics of transformational leadership practiced by healthcare leaders. Sources: A review was carried using four established databases. This paper assembled, analyses and expounded data from empirical papers on lean healthcare implementation frameworks from 2009 to 2018. Selection: Reviewed articles published in English were chose. In identification phase, 142 articles were identified; 81 articles passed the literature screening phase; and 48 articles were eligible for full article review. Finally, 12 articles were included for this study. Data extraction: Papers were considered if they regarded lean healthcare as the improvement methodology and discussed leadership characteristics in the lean implementation journey. Results: Twelve papers were selected for the study. The characteristics of transformational leadership being practised by healthcare leaders in the implementation framework includes charisma, inspiration, intellectual stimulation and individualized consideration. Conclusions: This study highlighted leaders in healthcare sector do practice some form of transformational leadership attributes. The application, however, is still limited and leaders has yet to utilize the whole spectrum of the transformational leadership model.