Introduction Leadership style and job satisfaction are two important things in an

organization. One of the achievements of the leadership style is job satisfaction. Some studies
have shown that different leadership styles will affect job satisfaction. Therefore this is an
interest to do research by analyzing the leadership style and job satisfaction by the chief of
ward in various Hospitals. The purpose of this literature study is to find out the comparison
of leadership styles and job satisfaction by the chief of ward in several hospitals with
different types and status of ownership in the world. Methods: This literature study was
obtained from a search of scientific research articles from the range of 2011-2018 using
PubMed, Proquest, and Google Schoolar. There are 39 articles, after the identification,
screening and eligibility process of 39 articles there are 10 articles that fit the inclusion
criteria and are in accordance with the research questions. Results: From the literature
study, 10 research articles from various countries discuss various types of leadership styles
applied by the chief of ward and an overview of job satisfaction in various hospitals in the
world. From various literatures, found that there were three leadership styles applied in the
world including transformational, transactional and laissez faire leadership, whereas from
various literatures explains that leadership style that most influences job satisfaction.
Discussion: Transformational leadership style becomes the most widely used leadership style
in various countries and in the literature study shows that the main factors that cause job
dissatisfaction and job satisfaction are leadership styles. Conclusion: The dominant
leadership style run by the chief of ward in several countries in the world is a
transformational leadership style that has a positive impact on the job satisfaction of the
chief of ward and the nurses in the hospital.

Keywords: Leadership Style, Job Satisfaction, Chief of Ward