Abstract

The aim of this study is to determine the importance of management development components from the viewpoint of middle managers of hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. Methodology was a cross-sectional-descriptive-analytical study which was conducted in hospitals affiliated to the University in 2009. Sample of 227 middle managers employed in 16 hospitals were randomly selected.Data were collected using a questionnaire including 42-questions, of which its reliability and validity was confirmed. Factor analysis was used for statistical analysis. The results showed that more than half (53.7%) of middle managers who were in age group below 40 years were, 69% female and 31% male and 62% had B.Sc degree. The average work experience of middle managers was 14.9 years. Results showed that design and innovation was the most important role among managerial roles (78.8%). Also human skill of the managerial skills (87.2%), psychological ability of the managerial abilities (85.1%), social trust of the personality characteristics (73.7%), integrity of the philosophic mentality (78.7%) and leadership (81.6%) of the managerial knowledge component had the most importance from the perspective of the middle managers. The findings show that innovation was the most important role among managerial roles (78.8%) and indicator of network was the weakness (40.9%).

Key word(s): Management development, teaching hospitals, and manager development component.