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Which author wrote 'Mintzberg on management'?
Which author wrote 'Mintzberg on management'?
- Robert Katz
- Stephen P. Robbins
- Henry Mintzberg (correct)
- Laurie J. Mullins
Where is the 'Health Services Management' book by Longest, Rakich, & Darr published?
Where is the 'Health Services Management' book by Longest, Rakich, & Darr published?
- New York
- Chicago, Illinois
- Baltimore (correct)
- London
Who authored the book 'Principles of management'?
Who authored the book 'Principles of management'?
- F. John Mityling
- Krassimir Petrov (correct)
- Amanda Ross
- Fred J. Wenzel
Which organization published the book 'Leadership for the future: core competencies in health care'?
Which organization published the book 'Leadership for the future: core competencies in health care'?
What is the main focus of the course Health Services Management 414?
What is the main focus of the course Health Services Management 414?
What is one of the objectives of the course Health Services Management 414?
What is one of the objectives of the course Health Services Management 414?
What does HS stand for in Health Services Management (HS)?
What does HS stand for in Health Services Management (HS)?
Who is the author of 'Management: a general introduction'?
Who is the author of 'Management: a general introduction'?
What are some of the contents covered in Health Services Management 414?
What are some of the contents covered in Health Services Management 414?
'Efficiency and effectiveness' are related to which aspect of Health Services Management 414?
'Efficiency and effectiveness' are related to which aspect of Health Services Management 414?
What should students be able to do by the end of Unit according to the text?
What should students be able to do by the end of Unit according to the text?
What is one advantage mentioned in relation to being a manager?
What is one advantage mentioned in relation to being a manager?
What is the primary aim of the Health Services Management course?
What is the primary aim of the Health Services Management course?
What does health services management focus on?
What does health services management focus on?
What is the role of health services managers?
What is the role of health services managers?
What is the difference between management and administration?
What is the difference between management and administration?
Why is management essential for all organizations?
Why is management essential for all organizations?
What are some complexities of healthcare services mentioned in the text?
What are some complexities of healthcare services mentioned in the text?
What are the three essential skills for managers identified by Katz?
What are the three essential skills for managers identified by Katz?
What is a duty of a health center manager?
What is a duty of a health center manager?
What is a challenge of managing discussed in the text?
What is a challenge of managing discussed in the text?
What is an advantage of managing discussed in the text?
What is an advantage of managing discussed in the text?
Which function is not part of the management roles mentioned in the text?
Which function is not part of the management roles mentioned in the text?
What did Jaber, an epidemiological manager, need interpersonal skills for?
What did Jaber, an epidemiological manager, need interpersonal skills for?
What does a customer provide to organizations according to the text?
What does a customer provide to organizations according to the text?
What are some rewards of managing according to the text?
What are some rewards of managing according to the text?
What is not considered a key term according to the text?
What is not considered a key term according to the text?
Who authored publications referenced in the text?
Who authored publications referenced in the text?
What are the common characteristics of an organization?
What are the common characteristics of an organization?
What are the managerial levels in an organization?
What are the managerial levels in an organization?
Which approach includes planning, organizing, leading, and controlling as management functions?
Which approach includes planning, organizing, leading, and controlling as management functions?
What is the role of a leader in the Management Roles Approach?
What is the role of a leader in the Management Roles Approach?
What type of skills are required for lower-level managers according to the Competencies Approach/Management Skills?
What type of skills are required for lower-level managers according to the Competencies Approach/Management Skills?
Scope of responsibilities determines the tasks performed by health managers - True or False?
Scope of responsibilities determines the tasks performed by health managers - True or False?
Anwar oversees health services at a facility - What are Anwar's tasks?
Anwar oversees health services at a facility - What are Anwar's tasks?
Management Roles Approach - What does 'Monitor' role involve?
Management Roles Approach - What does 'Monitor' role involve?
Managerial Levels - Who supervises employees according to this approach?
Managerial Levels - Who supervises employees according to this approach?
Competencies Approach/Management Skills - What skills are required for top managers?
Competencies Approach/Management Skills - What skills are required for top managers?
Study Notes
- 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.
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Test your knowledge on the common characteristics of organizations and the managerial levels within them with this quiz. Explore the goals, structures, and resources of organizations and learn about the responsibilities of top managers.
