Choosing successful managers. Participative selection can help.
The attitude and behavior of first line managers can greatly influence the success of any health care organization. Managers directly affect 90 to 95 percent of the workers in a hospital. This article offers a specific description of a new process that allows staff to participate in management selection. The author shows how the process, which is a truly participative form of management, increases the success potential of new health care managers.
D000288:Administrative Personnel; D006126:Group Processes; D006745:Hospital Bed Capacity, 300 to 499; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D007407:Interviews as Topic / Q000379:methods; D007484:Iowa; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D010559:Personnel Management / Q000379:methods*; D010560:Personnel Selection / Q000379:methods*; D013997:Time Factors