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1. Health Leadership & Systems Thinking Homework
Health Leadership & Systems Thinking HomeworkHealth Leadership & Systems Thinking
HomeworkGood, professional relationships between leaders and subordinates may factor
into an organization’s success. For example, as a hospital director for a high-risk, neonatal
unit, you may find that encouraging positive, professional relationships with subordinates
from diverse backgrounds is important in maintaining employee efficiency and
effectiveness. Your subordinates may also recognize a similar value in your professional
relationship in order to receive direction, goal achievement, and/or rewards. In the field of
health care administration, an emphasis on good, professional relationships may assist your
leadership success across diverse landscapes of health care administration problems.This
week, you examine two leadership perspectives: Leader-Member Exchange Theory as well
as Social Network Theory. Think about how both theories may apply to health care
administration leadership. You also continue to complete your Scholar-Practitioner Project:
Health Care Administration Leadership Theory with the creation of a visual representation
of your theory.Learning ObjectivesStudents will:· Compare Leader-Member Exchange with
Social Network Theory· Apply Leader-Member Exchange Theory to personal leadership
theories· Apply Social Network Theory to personal leadership theories· Apply health care
administration concepts and perspectives to create visual representations of leadership
theoriesLearning ResourcesRequired Readings· Nahavandi, A. (2015). The art and science
of leadership (7th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson.Chapter 3, “The Foundations of
Modern Leadership” (pp. 64-89)· Sin, H., Nahrgang, J. D., & Morgeson, F. P. (2009)
Understanding why they don’t see eye to eye: An examination of leader-member exchange
(LMX) agreement. Journal of Applied Pyschology, 94(4), 1048-1057.· Van Dierendonck, D.
(2011). Servant leadership: A review and synthesis. Journal of Management, 37(4), 1228-
1261.· Wilson, K. S., Hock-Peng, S., & Conlon, D. E. (2010). What about the leader in leader-
member exchange? The impact of resource exchanges and substitutability on the leader.
Academy of Management Review, 35(3), 358-372.· Document: Scholar-Practitioner Project
Overview (PDF)Note: You will use this project overview to complete the remaining scholar-
practitioner Assignments in Weeks 8 & 11.Transcript of Scholar-Practitioner Project
OverviewDDHA 8400: Health Leadership and Systems ThinkingScholar-Practitioner Project
Overview.1. Many health care administration leaders are proactive and passionate about
improving health in thepopulations they serve. As such, an important aspect of the Walden
University Doctor of HealthcareAdministration (DHA) program addresses how to lead,
manage, and impact the well-being ofcommunities and health systems. As scholar-

2. practitioners in this course, you are challenged todevelop your capabilities as a leader
through developing a personal Health Care AdministrationLeadership Theory that uses a
systems thinking approach for improvement within the field of healthcare administration.2.
This course includes a term-long, Scholar-Practitioner Project designed to promote positive
socialchange through the dissemination of information. This information highlights best
practices in healthcare administration leadership by addressing gaps within health care
administration literature.3. The Scholar-Practitioner Project Assignments highlighted below
scaffold and complement theDiscussions and Assignments in the course. The work you do in
Part 1 (Week 5) feeds the development of Part 2 (week 8). Parts 1 & 2 are used for Part
3(week 11.Here is a summary of Scholarly-Practitioner Project Assignments:ORDER NOW
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