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Which author wrote 'Mintzberg on management'?
Henry Mintzberg
Where is the 'Health Services Management' book by Longest, Rakich, & Darr published?
Baltimore
Who authored the book 'Principles of management'?
Krassimir Petrov
Which organization published the book 'Leadership for the future: core competencies in health care'?
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What is the main focus of the course Health Services Management 414?
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What is one of the objectives of the course Health Services Management 414?
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What does HS stand for in Health Services Management (HS)?
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Who is the author of 'Management: a general introduction'?
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What are some of the contents covered in Health Services Management 414?
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'Efficiency and effectiveness' are related to which aspect of Health Services Management 414?
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What should students be able to do by the end of Unit according to the text?
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What is one advantage mentioned in relation to being a manager?
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What is the primary aim of the Health Services Management course?
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What does health services management focus on?
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What is the role of health services managers?
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What is the difference between management and administration?
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Why is management essential for all organizations?
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What are some complexities of healthcare services mentioned in the text?
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What are the three essential skills for managers identified by Katz?
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What is a duty of a health center manager?
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What is a challenge of managing discussed in the text?
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What is an advantage of managing discussed in the text?
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Which function is not part of the management roles mentioned in the text?
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What did Jaber, an epidemiological manager, need interpersonal skills for?
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What does a customer provide to organizations according to the text?
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What are some rewards of managing according to the text?
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What is not considered a key term according to the text?
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Who authored publications referenced in the text?
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What are the common characteristics of an organization?
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What are the managerial levels in an organization?
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Which approach includes planning, organizing, leading, and controlling as management functions?
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What is the role of a leader in the Management Roles Approach?
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What type of skills are required for lower-level managers according to the Competencies Approach/Management Skills?
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Scope of responsibilities determines the tasks performed by health managers - True or False?
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Anwar oversees health services at a facility - What are Anwar's tasks?
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Management Roles Approach - What does 'Monitor' role involve?
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Managerial Levels - Who supervises employees according to this approach?
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Competencies Approach/Management Skills - What skills are required for top managers?
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- Organization: a group of people working together to achieve a common goal, utilizing resources under a specific structure (example: a hospital).
- Common characteristics: goals, people, structure/policy, resources.
- Managerial levels: top managers make organization-wide decisions, middle managers manage first-line managers, first-line managers supervise employees, nonmanagerial employees work on tasks.
- Health Services Managers: functions, roles, and skills approach.
- Management Functions Approach: planning, organizing, leading, controlling.
- Planning: assigning tasks, setting goals, allocating resources, communicating, etc.
- Overlapping functions: functions influence each other, management's time and effort vary.
- Management Roles Approach: interpersonal roles, informational roles, decisional roles.
- Figurehead: representing the organization, communicating with outsiders.
- Leader: motivating and inspiring employees.
- Liaison: managing relationships with others.
- Monitor: collecting and sharing information, managing internal and external environments.
- Entrepreneur: finding new opportunities, taking risks.
- Competencies Approach/Management Skills: conceptual skills (top managers), human skills (middle managers), technical skills (lower-level managers).
- Scope of responsibilities determines the tasks performed by health managers.
- Health center manager: Anwar oversees health services at a facility.
- Anwar's tasks: managing staff, communicating with stakeholders, ensuring operational efficiency, etc.