title: Hospital administrators' career paths: which way to the top?
abstract: This article examines career paths of aspirants to hospital administrator positions. It focuses on successful career objectives, barriers, and paths. The 1994 survey data from 162 hospital-employed executive track personnel in a western state facilitate comparisons with nonaspirants. Only 34 (21 percent) self-reported a goal to become an administrator. Aspirants require institutional and mentor support, and need to follow more proactive and diverse career paths than they have done previously.
authors.affiliation: Marriott School of Management, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Parsons
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gustafson
authors.forename: B P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Murray
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Dwore
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: L H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Vorderer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002321:Career Choice; D002322:Career Mobility; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006740:Hospital Administrators / Q000639:trends*; D006783:Hospitals, State; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D014481:United States