TY  - JOUR
AB  - Purpose– This paper aims to explore President Obama's leadership style during passage of this major and controversial piece of legislation. Specifically it addresses the historical development of healthcare reform in the USA, and provides an ethical analysis of President Obama's leadership in pursuing the health reform initiative.Design/methodology/approach– Based on a review of the literature, speeches, and application of leadership and ethical theory, an analysis was done of President Obama's leadership and ethical approach to healthcare reform.Findings– This analysis revealed that Obama's behavior was consistent with the full‐range leadership model articulated by Bass and Avolio. Moreover, his personal and strategic ethical approach to promulgating healthcare reform incorporated both deontological and teleological ethical principles.Originality/value– This paper provides a current look at President Obama's leadership style and demonstrates how incorporating different ethical theories can result in the same outcome.
VL  - 24
IS  - 4
SN  - 1751-1879
DO  - 10.1108/17511871111172367
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/17511871111172367
AU  - Odom Lamar
AU  - Owen Richard
AU  - Valley Amina
AU  - Burrell Phillip
ED  - Graham Dickson
ED  - Donald J. Philippon
PY  - 2011
Y1  - 2011/01/01
TI  - Obamacare: an ethical analysis of his leadership and the health reform initiative
T2  - Leadership in Health Services
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 325
EP  - 336
Y2  - 2024/04/26
ER  -