Management Theories in Nursing

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What is the focus of administration as defined in the content?

Monitoring and evaluating performance

Achieving organizational goals efficiently

Formulating objectives, plans, and policies (correct)

Leading and motivating staff

Which function of management involves motivating employees?

Controlling

Leading (correct)

Planning

Organizing

In what way are the functions of management described in the content?

Interconnected and subjective (correct)

Strictly sequential and linear

Independent and unrelated

Mutually exclusive and distinct

Which of the following best describes the concept of efficiency in management?

Meeting goals using minimal resources Signup and view all the answers

What does the function of controlling primarily involve?

Evaluating and monitoring organizational performance Signup and view all the answers

Which principle emphasizes the importance of having a single clear reporting line within an organization?

Unity of command Signup and view all the answers

Which classical approach emphasizes the significance of informal work groups on productivity?

Human relations Signup and view all the answers

Which key concept addresses the importance of employee welfare and communication in management?

Cohesion Signup and view all the answers

What does the contingency perspective suggest about achieving organizational goals?

High performance can be reached through various strategies. Signup and view all the answers

Which key concept of system theory emphasizes management interaction with the environment?

Open system Signup and view all the answers

In the classical approach of bureaucracy, what is primarily used to standardize behavior within an organization?

Rules and regulations Signup and view all the answers

What is a primary focus of organizational behavior as a contemporary approach?

Enhancing employee effectiveness through relationship understanding Signup and view all the answers

Which management responsibility involves evaluating how well an organization meets its goals?

Measure performance Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is NOT considered a function of management in healthcare?

Monitoring Signup and view all the answers

What is emphasized in scientific management?

Cooperation between workers and management Signup and view all the answers

Which management theory involves analyzing work to determine the ‘one best way’ to complete tasks?

Scientific Management Signup and view all the answers

What is a characteristic of the classical approach to management?

Focus on systematized manufacturing organizations Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following theories falls under the contemporary approach to management?

Contingency Perspective Signup and view all the answers

What are the key concepts of administrative management?

Five functions: planning, organizing, commanding, coordinating, and controlling Signup and view all the answers

Which approach to management emphasizes coordination of procedures and processes within internal operations?

Systematic Management Signup and view all the answers

What is the purpose of resource mobilization in healthcare management?

To gather both human and non-human resources effectively Signup and view all the answers

Study Notes

Management Theories and Concepts

The presentation is about management theories and concepts, specifically in nursing.
The presenter is Assoc. Prof. Charuwan Tadadej RN., Ph.D., SFHEA.
Topics covered include an overview of management theories, key functions of management, and the management role/responsibility in healthcare.

Learning Objectives

Students will be able to explain the basic concepts of key management theories after the session.
They will also identify key functions of management in healthcare and summarize the management roles and responsibilities in healthcare.

Overview of management theories
Key function of Management
Management role and responsibility in Healthcare

Activity 1: What is Nursing?

Students are divided into groups of two to answer the question "What is Nursing?"
Each group has 5 minutes to discuss and summarize their answer.
Groups then share their summaries for 1 minute each.
The session totals 10 minutes.

Key Function Public Health Administration

Promoting population health
Preventive service
Healthcare Service (medical care, rehabilitation, hospitals, primary care, etc.)
Resource mobilization (human resources, non-human resources, technology, time)
Education and training

Overview of Management Theories (Evolution of Management)

Classical Approach
Contemporary Approach

Classical Approach

Systematic management
Scientific management
Administrative Management
Human relations
Bureaucracy

Contemporary Approach

Quantitative management
Organizational behavior
System theory
Contingency perspective

Classical Approach: Key Concepts

Systematic Management:

Systematized manufacturing organizations
Coordination of procedures and processes built into internal operations
Output from people

Scientific Management:

Analyzed work using scientific methods to determine the "one best way" to complete production tasks.
Emphasized the study of tasks, selection, and training of workers, and cooperation between workers and management.

Administrative Management: Key concepts (Five Function POC3)

Planning (strategic, operational, tactical plans)
Organizing (resource allocation)
Commanding (orders)
Coordinating (working with others)
Controlling (output appraisal)

Administrative Management: 14 Principles

Division of work
Authority
Discipline
Unity of command
Unity of direction
Subordination of individual interest to general interest
Remuneration
Centralization
Scalar chain
Order
Equity
Stability of personnel
Initiative
Esprit de corps

Human Relations

Productivity and employee behavior are influenced by the informal work group.
Cohesion, status, and group norms determine output.
Managers should stress employee welfare, motivation, and communication.
Social needs are prioritized over economic needs.

Bureaucracy

Formal network of relationships among specialized positions in an organization.
Rules and regulations standardize behavior.
Jobs staffed by trained specialists who follow rules.
Hierarchy defines the relationship among jobs.

Contemporary Approaches:

Quantitative Management

Application of quantitative analysis to management decisions.

Organizational Behavior

Promote employee effectiveness through understanding of individual, group, and organizational processes.
Stresses relationships among employees, managers, and the work performance for the organization.
Assumes employees want to work and can control themselves (Theory Y).

System Theory

Organization is viewed as an open system in which management must interact with the environment to gather inputs and return outputs of its production.
Organization objectives must encompass both efficiency and effectiveness.
Organizations contain subsystems, and there are many avenues to the same outcome.
Synergies exist where the whole is greater than the sum of the parts.

Contingency Perspective

Situational contingencies influence the strategies, structures, and processes resulting in high performance.
There is more than one way to reach a goal.
Managers may adapt their organizations to the situation.

Key Function of Management

The process of management includes planning, selecting goals and ways to attain them, leading, motivating employees, organizing, and assigning responsibility, and controlling activities and correcting mistakes.
The key aspects of resources are human, financial, raw materials, technological, and information.
Key aspects of performance include attaining goals, producing products and services, efficiency, effectiveness, quality, and resource use.

Management Role and Responsibility in Healthcare

Job of management includes setting goals, organizing activities, motivating and communicating, measuring performance, developing people.
The presentation emphasized the interconnected nature of management functions, suggesting it is challenging to differentiate the individual parts.

Administration vs Management

Administration focuses on obtaining objectives and establishing policies, while management focuses on efficiently reaching organizational goals.
Admin is the establishment of goals; Management is the reaching of those goals.

Concepts of Management

Processes, people working together, target and objective/results, resources, efficiency, effectiveness, planning/organizing/leading/controlling.

What do Management Do?

Setting objectives
Organizing
Motivating and communicating
Measuring standards
Developing people

The Functions of Management

Management involves controlling, guiding, planning, making decisions, motivating, leading, and carrying out various functions to achieve goals and objectives efficiently and effectively.
Management functions are interconnected and differentiating between them is subjective.

Four Functions of Management

Planning involves decision-making.
Organizing involves coordination between planning and resources.
Leading involves motivating employees.
Controlling involves monitoring and evaluation.

Reflection

Students will reflect on what they learned during the session.
Individual students will have 1 minute to share their reflections.

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Description

This quiz covers essential management theories and concepts within the nursing field. Students will explore key functions of management and their roles in healthcare, enhancing their understanding of how these concepts apply to nursing practice. Engage with foundational ideas that shape effective healthcare management.