Dealing with pluralism: the managerial work of CEOs in Italian public healthcare organizations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Healthcare organizations are extremely complex. The work of their CEOs is particularly demanding, especially in the public sector, though little is known about how the managerial work of a healthcare organization CEO unfolds. Drawing from scholarship on managerial work and management in pluralistic organizations, we sought to answer the questions: What is the content of managerial work of CEOs in public healthcare in Italy? How do healthcare CEOs perform their managerial work in complex interactions with multiple stakeholders?

Methods

For this study we adopted a multi-method approach in which we conducted a survey to investigate CEO behaviors, tracked CEO working time for 4 weeks, and conducted semi-structured interviews with senior CEOs.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Lega F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9526245 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature