title: Problem solving by hospital managers.
abstract: When managers confront complex problems, their attitudes toward problem solving affect their behavior. The problem-solving attitudes of over 100 women and men who manage six hospitals are analyzed.
authors.affiliation: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Steffen
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Nystrom
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D006270:Health Facility Administrators / Q000523:psychology*; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000523:psychology*; D011340:Problem Solving; D012737:Sex Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires