Assessment of effective management skills in managers of teaching hospitals in Qazvin University of Medical Sciences (2013)

The most important element to achieve organizational goals is effective management. Managers at different levels should have characteristics, capabilities, competencies and specific skills to contribute to effectiveness. The aim of this study was to assess effective management skills in managers of teaching hospitals in Qazvin University of Medical Sciences. This cross sectional study was conducted in 78 high and middle rank and operational managers in all parts of Qods, Velayat, Shahid Rajaee, Kosar and Buali-Sina teaching hospitals during 2013. The measurement tool was Whetten and Cameron questionnaire with likert scale. Data were analyzed using Pearson ’s correlation coefficient and regression analysis. 53.8% of managers in writing, oral communication and listening, 30.8% in stress and time management, 42.3% in unproblematic decision making, and 62.8% in seeking information about strengths and weaknesses had effective management skills. 30.8% of them did not have enough management skills in delegation. There was a significant association between delegation and education level. The association of management experience and the ability to convince higher levels was statistically significant. With regards to the results, it seems that the managers need more attention and education on some effective management skills.