Question

INSTRUCTIONS: Weber's analysis of legitimate authority: traditional, charismatic, and rational-legal. Which of these three types of authority serves a healthcare manager the best, in your opinion? Describe that type of authority and defend your position.

Answer 1

Solution:

In my opinion, the best style of authority for the healthcare manager would be rational-legal. This is because the healthcare manager has to be rational in her work and there is hardly any room for irrational behavior by any healthcare worker. Thus, it is essential for healthcare managers to be rational and show a legally correct attitude to their service in healthcare.

The rational-legal authority style is perfect for the work nature and environment in which the healthcare managers work and this is why it is necessary for them to be upfront and tackle all the situations rationally rather than having irrational attitudes in healthcare delivery which will be the most unethical thing to do. The lives of people depend on the quality of the healthcare delivery and thus it is must to ensure that the healthcare delivery is conducted rationally.

This is why healthcare managers need to show rational-legal authority in their work.