| What health care managers do: applying Mintzberg's structured observation method. | |
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PMID: 19694915 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Aim The aim of the present study was to explore and describe what characterizes first- and second-line health care managers' use of time. Background Many Swedish health care managers experience difficulties managing their time. Methods Structured and unstructured observations were used. Ten first- and second-line managers in different health care settings were studied in detail from 3.5 and 4 days each. Duration and frequency of different types of work activities were analysed. Results The individual variation was considerable. The managers' days consisted to a large degree of short activities (<9 minutes). On average, nearly half of the managers' time was spent in meetings. Most of the managers' time was spent with subordinates and <1% was spent alone with their superiors. Sixteen per cent of their time was spent on administration and only a small fraction on explicit strategic work. Conclusions The individual variations in time use patterns suggest the possibility of interventions to support changes in time use patterns. Implications for nursing management A reliable description of what managers do paves the way for analyses of what they should do to be effective. |
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Authors:
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Rebecka Arman; Lotta Dellve; Ewa Wikström; Linda Törnström |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of nursing management Volume: 17 ISSN: 1365-2834 ISO Abbreviation: J Nurs Manag Publication Date: 2009 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2009-08-21 Completed Date: 2009-12-04 Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 9306050 Medline TA: J Nurs Manag Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 718-29 Citation Subset: N |
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PhD candidate, School of Business, Economics and Law, University of Gothenburg, Gothenburg, Sweden. |
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Adult Communication Data Collection / methods Decision Making Efficiency, Organizational Female Humans Interprofessional Relations Male Middle Aged Models, Nursing Nurse Administrators / organization & administration*, psychology Nurse's Role* Nursing Administration Research / methods* Observation / methods* Organizational Innovation Research Design Researcher-Subject Relations Sweden Time and Motion Studies* Workplace / organization & administration, psychology |
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