Department or Field of Research
Healthcare Management
Submission type
Oral Presentation Proposal
Disciplines
Health and Medical Administration
Keywords
Leadership Development, Executive Development, Early Careerist
Brief Description
Preparing healthcare managers for the complexity of the healthcare industry poses a heavy challenge on healthcare organizations, CEOs, managers, and educational institutions. In order to ensure that future healthcare managers are prepared to enter the workforce, it is important that the characteristics and skills deemed important by current CEOs in the field are similar to those of undergraduate healthcare management students that will be entering the workforce.
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Perspectives of Executives and Students on Leadership Characteristics for Healthcare Managers: Does a Gap Exist?
Preparing healthcare managers for the complexity of the healthcare industry poses a heavy challenge on healthcare organizations, CEOs, managers, and educational institutions. In order to ensure that future healthcare managers are prepared to enter the workforce, it is important that the characteristics and skills deemed important by current CEOs in the field are similar to those of undergraduate healthcare management students that will be entering the workforce.