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Doctors make the best managers, study concludes – BMJ
A qualified doctor was the chief executive in 51 of the top 100 cancer hospitals in […]
For richer, for poorer: the merits or otherwise of the research excellence framework – Times Higher Education
The merits, or otherwise, of the research excellence framework has sparked many arguments. Is it a […]
Sir Alex Ferguson ‘expert manager and player.
Sir Alex Ferguson will step down as Manchester United manager at the end of the season […]
Doctors are the best hospital managers, study reveals.
Almost 30 years ago, what was then the biggest change to the health service since 1948 […]
Should hospitals be run by doctors? – New York Times
Are the best hospitals run by medical doctors or business managers? The conventional wisdom is that […]
Physician-Leaders and Hospital Performance: Is There an Association? – Social Science & Medicine
Although it has long been conjectured that having physicians in leadership positions is valuable for hospital […]
Why Do Leaders Matter? A Study of Expert Knowledge in a Superstar Setting – Economic Behaviour & Organization
This paper provides evidence of the importance of what might be termed „expert leaders‟. Although it […]
How much core business knowledge should our leaders have? One of the unanswered questions in business – L’Impresa
Hospitals healthier when run by doctors, which rarely occurs
It doesn’t take a bean-counter to run a hospital. In fact, the better run a hospital […]
Substitution and Complementarity Between Managers and Subordinates: Evidence from British Football – Australasian Psychiatry
We use data on British football managers and teams over the 1994–2007 period to study substitution […]
Training university administrators: should management schools do it?
Some might argue that leadership and management are generic topics and that managing a university is […]
