Prioritization of Factors Affecting Time Management among Health Managers
<strong>Introduction: </strong>In today's world, having principle and targeted management is one of the progress and development factors of any organization. Effective use of time for each manager is the most important base for managing current affairs and controlling daily activiti...
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| author | Mohammadkarim Bahadori Mahmood Salesi Ramin Ravangard Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini Mehdi Raadabadi Amin Hojati Dana Ahmad Ameryoun |
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| description | <strong>Introduction: </strong>In today's world, having principle and targeted management is one of the progress and development factors of any organization. Effective use of time for each manager is the most important base for managing current affairs and controlling daily activities. The present study aimed to investigate and analyze the relationship between factors affecting time management among the senior, middle and first-line managers of the hospitals in Kermanshah in 2015.
<br/><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a cross-sectional and descriptive-analytical study conducted in 2015 in ten hospitals of Kermanshah. The study population consisted of all senior, middle and first-line managers of the studied hospitals (N=240) which were selected using census method. The required data were collected using a researcher-made pair-wise comparison questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using the DEMATEL technique through Matlab8.1.0.604 software.
<br/><strong>Results: </strong>The results showed that, from the studied managers’ viewpoints, the variables of goal setting and prioritization of objectives and activities were certainly affecting variables and located in the cause group. Also, the variables of planning, delegation, communication management, and meetings management were affected variables and located in the effect group. Furthermore, in the hierarchy of affecting and affected variables influencing time management, goal setting and meetings management with the coordinates (1.23, 1.23) and (1.06, -1.05) were identified as the highest and lowest priorities and were considered as the most affecting and most affected variables, respectively.
<br/><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results of the present study showed that among the studied variables influencing time management, goal setting was the highest priority and most affecting variable, and meetings management was the lowest priority and the most affected variable. It is recommended to increase the hospital managers’ knowledge about time management and the need for accurate goal setting through providing management and time management courses, and requiring them to develop a time management plan in order to improve their time management. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-62e1a447ec72495bb3c2234dedb6a7cc2022-12-21T19:20:08ZengInternational Travel Medicine Center of IranInternational Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health2322-11002476-57592015-11-013415916410.20286/ijtmgh-030414233238Prioritization of Factors Affecting Time Management among Health ManagersMohammadkarim Bahadori0Mahmood Salesi1Ramin Ravangard2Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini3Mehdi Raadabadi4Amin Hojati Dana5Ahmad Ameryoun6Health Management Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranHealth Management Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranDepartment of Health Services Management, School of Management and Medical Information Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, IranDepartment of Health Services Management, Tehran North Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, IranResearch Center for Health Services Management, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, IranHealth Management Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IranHealth Management Research Center, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran<strong>Introduction: </strong>In today's world, having principle and targeted management is one of the progress and development factors of any organization. Effective use of time for each manager is the most important base for managing current affairs and controlling daily activities. The present study aimed to investigate and analyze the relationship between factors affecting time management among the senior, middle and first-line managers of the hospitals in Kermanshah in 2015. <br/><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a cross-sectional and descriptive-analytical study conducted in 2015 in ten hospitals of Kermanshah. The study population consisted of all senior, middle and first-line managers of the studied hospitals (N=240) which were selected using census method. The required data were collected using a researcher-made pair-wise comparison questionnaire. The collected data were analyzed using the DEMATEL technique through Matlab8.1.0.604 software. <br/><strong>Results: </strong>The results showed that, from the studied managers’ viewpoints, the variables of goal setting and prioritization of objectives and activities were certainly affecting variables and located in the cause group. Also, the variables of planning, delegation, communication management, and meetings management were affected variables and located in the effect group. Furthermore, in the hierarchy of affecting and affected variables influencing time management, goal setting and meetings management with the coordinates (1.23, 1.23) and (1.06, -1.05) were identified as the highest and lowest priorities and were considered as the most affecting and most affected variables, respectively. <br/><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results of the present study showed that among the studied variables influencing time management, goal setting was the highest priority and most affecting variable, and meetings management was the lowest priority and the most affected variable. It is recommended to increase the hospital managers’ knowledge about time management and the need for accurate goal setting through providing management and time management courses, and requiring them to develop a time management plan in order to improve their time management.http://www.ijtmgh.com/article_33238_a8bd15c1976aa7b5009924651f94f797.pdftime managementHealth ManagersDEMATEL |
| spellingShingle | Mohammadkarim Bahadori Mahmood Salesi Ramin Ravangard Seyed Mojtaba Hosseini Mehdi Raadabadi Amin Hojati Dana Ahmad Ameryoun Prioritization of Factors Affecting Time Management among Health Managers International Journal of Travel Medicine and Global Health time management Health Managers DEMATEL |
| title | Prioritization of Factors Affecting Time Management among Health Managers |
| title_full | Prioritization of Factors Affecting Time Management among Health Managers |
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| title_short | Prioritization of Factors Affecting Time Management among Health Managers |
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