Leadership styles, organizational climate and psychosocial risks in the health sector agencies. A comparative study

El propósito de este estudio fue describir el clima organizacional, los factores de riesgo psicosocial y los estilos de liderazgo que perciben un grupo de 400 trabajadores del sector salud en cuatro ciudades colombianas, y observar si existen diferencias significativas entre ellas. Para ello se aplicó el ECO, el CFP y el PAT. De acuerdo con los resultados, los participantes presentaron riesgos psicosociales de diversa índole, siendo más relevantes los referidos a las relaciones interpersonales El clima organizacional, aunque no es óptimo, tampoco es adverso. Los dos estilos de liderazgo resultantes en el estudio fueron evidenciados solamente en Bogotá. Se encontraron diferencias significativas en la mayoría de las variables estudiadas, lo cual podría deberse al efecto de aspectos culturales. Se discuten estos hallazgos.The purpose of this study was to describe the organizational climate, psychosocial risk factors and leadership styles perceived by a group of 400 workers of the health sector in four Colombian cities and to observe whether there are significant differences between them. In order to achieve this objective, the instruments entitled ECO, CFP and PAT were administered. According to the results, the participants showed psychosocial risks factors of diverse nature and the most relevant ones were those related to interpersonal relationships. Although the organizational climate found was not optimal, it was not adverse either. The two resulting leadership styles were evidenced only in Bogota. Significant differences were found in most variables studied which could be attributed to cultural aspects. These findings are discussed