BACKGROUND Managers in the hospital should have enough managerial skill to be coordinated with the complex environment. Defining a competency framework assessment for hospital man-agement will help to establish core competencies for hospital managers. The aim of this study was to develop concrete and suitable performance assessment criteria using expert's view. METHODS In this qualitative stu...

The growth of large firms that integrated production and distribution in the late nineteenth-century U.S. has been chronicled often, most recently by Alfred Chandler. The historical literature, with its emphasis on the integration of production and distribution, has not been amenable to formal economic analysis using the traditional tools of industrial organization.. This paper draws on the lit...

BACKGROUND Health workforce competencies are considered crucial for attaining high-quality health care in the current market principles approach to the provision of health services. This study explored the competencies and the perceived competence gap of management personnel in public primary healthcare. METHODS During 2007 and 2008, 14 management teams of Belgrade primary health-care centres...

OBJECTIVES For occupational health (OH) nurses to perform activities effectively, not only skills and knowledge but also competencies proposed by Dr. McClelland are indispensable. This study aimed to identify competencies required for OH nurses and to show their structure diagram. METHODS Qualitative descriptive research was conducted from October 2010 to August 2011. Eight high-performing OH...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Pediatric residency training programs are graduating residents who are not competent in neonatal intubation, a vital skill needed for any pediatrician involved in delivery room resuscitations. However, a precise definition of competency during training is lacking. The objective of this study was to more precisely define the trajectory toward competency in neonatal intu...

Parenteral nutrition (PN) provision is complex, as it is a high-alert medication and prone to a variety of potential errors. With changes in clinical practice models and recent federal rulings, the number of PN prescribers may be increasing. Safe prescribing of this therapy requires that competency for prescribers from all disciplines be demonstrated using a standardized process. A standardized...

Engaging in partnerships is a strategic means of achieving objectives common to each partner. The Post Graduate Diploma in Public Health Management (PGDPHM) partners in consultation with the government and aims to strengthen the public health managerial capacity. This case study examines the PGDPHM program conducted jointly by the Public Health Foundation of India and the Government of Madhya P...

This study aims to analyze the effects of individual competencies on performance in the services industries in Turkey. A survey research was conducted in this study. The survey was addressed to the companies in service sector in Turkey, and the questionnaires have been distributed to 3000 employees in 30 companies and 2679 completed questionnaires were returned, representing a response rate of ...