title: The power broker--prototype of the hospital chief executive?
abstract: To some people power brokers manipulate because they lack a solid grounding in management. Power brokering is not an equation of manipulation or management; rather it is the application of solid management techniques combined with a deep understanding of how people behave as human beings.
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D001519:Behavior; D003142:Communication; D003657:Decision Making; D006075:Governing Board; D006270:Health Facility Administrators; D006740:Hospital Administrators; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D011367:Professional Staff Committees