Hospital middle managers' perceptions of their work and competence

Middle managers in acute care hospitals rated skills needed for their own jobs as more important than skills unrelated to their roles, but also rated their own performance of roles and skills lower than the importance of the work. Managers who have higher education were more likely to rate their competence higher, while managers who worked a clinical position before moving into management were less likely to give themselves high ratings. The study used survey results from 200 New England hospital managers.
Summary Middle managers in acute care hospitals in New England rated the importance of most work roles and skills higher than their competence to perform them. Being male, having a [...]