Identification of managerial behavior dimensions in a federal health-care agency.
Understanding the behavior of managers provides an opportunity to assess congruencies between organizational needs and managerial skills. This assessment is critical in federal health-care wherein the environment is rapidly changing. In the current investigation, dimensions of managerial behavior for 267 managers in a federal health-care agency were identified. Recommendations are provided with respect to the relevance of using these dimensions for organizational training and development activities.
Scherer
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College of Business and Administration, Wright State University, Dayton, OH 45435, USA.
Canty
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Peterson
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Cooper
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008329:Managed Care Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D008875:Middle Aged; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D016134:Organizational Policy; D010555:Personality Inventory