title: Job satisfaction among selected hospital CEOs.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to identify the contributors to job satisfaction of hospital chief executive officers (CEOs) using a multidimensional approach of demographic characteristics. environmental traits, and person environment fit traits. By analyzing the concept of hospital executive job satisfaction in a multidimensional approach, a more comprehensive model of the most salient determinants of job satisfaction was developed. CEOs ranked their performance highest on employee and staff relations and managerial team building and lowest on information management systems. The results of this study can be used to better understand the intricacies and uniqueness of being a hospital CEO as well as the professional and personal requirements of success.
authors.affiliation: Department of Planning and Operations, Navy Healthcare Support Office, Norfolk, VA, USA.
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Matus
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Frazer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003710:Demography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007857:Leadership; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011569:Psychiatric Status Rating Scales; D012044:Regression Analysis; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014768:Virginia