title: Administrative behavior of directors in hospitals: the Israeli case.
abstract: This article presents research findings on the behavior of directors in hospitals in Israel. According to the findings, hospital directors devote most of their time to internal organization processes and less time to the management of the external organizational environment. The findings also reveal that the orientation of these directors is toward centralization of authority and concentration of the decision-making process.
authors.affiliation: Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Stern
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Schmid
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nirel
mesh_terms: D001519:Behavior; D016542:Chief Executive Officers, Hospital / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D006801:Humans; D007557:Israel; D008297:Male; D008486:Physician Executives / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012380:Role; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D017748:Time Management