THE COMPETENCY MOVEMENT IN PUBLIC HOSPITALS: ANALYSING THE COMPETENCIES OF HOSPITAL EXECUTIVE MANAGERS

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Barsbay M., Öktem M. K.

TRANSYLVANIAN REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES, sa.62E, ss.22-43, 2021 (SSCI) identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Basım Tarihi: 2021
  • Doi Numarası: 10.24193/tras.62e.2
  • Dergi Adı: TRANSYLVANIAN REVIEW OF ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, IBZ Online, Central & Eastern European Academic Source (CEEAS), Public Affairs Index, vLex, Directory of Open Access Journals
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.22-43
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: competency, healthcare organization, top-level manager, managerial skill, managerial role, Turkey, HEALTH-CARE MANAGERS, PHYSICIAN LEADERSHIP, EDUCATION, TURKEY, SKILLS
  • Ankara Üniversitesi Adresli: Hayır

Özet

Our primary aim was to provide a quantitative snapshot relying on a self-assessment tool developed for the local healthcare environment and formal tasks for top-level executive hospital managers of public healthcare organizations. We used a cross-sectional and descriptive mixed study design that targeted the nationwide population of 701 top-level managers in public hospitals in 2015 in Turkey. As the first step, position description content analysis was conducted based on document analysis to explore their legal tasks and statements, and the job requirements for an executive management position in public hospitals. Second, before designing the data-collection instrument, we conducted four meetings and group discussions with several hospital managers - with and without medical backgrounds - and five academics who were part of healthcare management and public administration departments. Lastly, we built upon past efforts and the literature, and constructed a questionnaire.