title: Attributes of effective managers and implications for health care management education in the Asia-Pacific region.
abstract: This paper explores the perceptions of managers and students from 11 countries in the Asia-Pacific region regarding the attributes needed for becoming effective managers and the broad implications of these findings for health care management education. The study forms part of a wider international project aimed at exploring the role of national culture in managerial behavior and effectiveness.
authors.affiliation: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Jain
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Boldy
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chen
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D001208:Asia; D003469:Culture; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005163:Factor Analysis, Statistical; D005260:Female; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010551:Personality