Physicians as jacks of all trades? : preferences of senior physicians for accepting management responsibilities in German university hospitals

Schätzle, Julia; Homayounfar, Kia; Raewer, Henrik; Brand, Tim; Schmelzer-Kriech, Sarah; Angerer, Alfred; Lindenmeier, Jörg; Liberatore, Florian

Publication type:	Conference paper
Type of review:	Peer review (publication)
Title:	Physicians as jacks of all trades? : preferences of senior physicians for accepting management responsibilities in German university hospitals
Authors:	Schätzle, Julia Homayounfar, Kia Raewer, Henrik Brand, Tim Schmelzer-Kriech, Sarah Angerer, Alfred Lindenmeier, Jörg Liberatore, Florian
Conference details:	18th EURAM Annual Conference, Reykjavík, Iceland, 19-22 June 2018
Issue Date:	2018
Language:	English
Subject (DDC):	362.11: Hospitals and related institutions
Abstract:	A growing shortage of physicians in leadership positions in hospitals has been attributed to physicians’ reluctance to take on management responsibility. To remedy the situation and make the position of chief physician appear more attractive, hospital executives require a deeper understanding of physicians’ job preferences as well as the relationship between their skills and motivations and their intention concerning a medical/leadership career. This study applies the EPL (Entrepreneurship, Professional, and Leadership) Career Aspiration Framework in the context of the career preferences of senior physicians in German hospitals. The model was adapted and validated using data from an online survey disseminated to senior physicians at German university hospitals. The findings confirm that senior physicians have a much stronger preference for a professional rather than a leadership career. Further, it was shown that skill efficacy has a positive influence, both directly, and through motivation also indirectly, on physicians’ career intentions. It is suggested that the attractiveness of senior physician positions could be increased by improving the leadership training offered to medical students and young physicians, reviewing formal and informal incentive schemes, and, finally, by freeing top physicians from leadership tasks as much as possible.
URI:	https://digitalcollection.zhaw.ch/handle/11475/13021
Fulltext version:	Published version
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Departement:	School of Management and Law
Organisational Unit:	Winterthur Institute of Health Economics (WIG)
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Schätzle, J., Homayounfar, K., Raewer, H., Brand, T., Schmelzer-Kriech, S., Angerer, A., Lindenmeier, J., & Liberatore, F. (2018). Physicians as jacks of all trades? : preferences of senior physicians for accepting management responsibilities in German university hospitals. 18th EURAM Annual Conference, Reykjavík, Iceland, 19-22 June 2018.

Schätzle, J. et al. (2018) ‘Physicians as jacks of all trades? : preferences of senior physicians for accepting management responsibilities in German university hospitals’, in 18th EURAM Annual Conference, Reykjavík, Iceland, 19-22 June 2018.

J. Schätzle et al., “Physicians as jacks of all trades? : preferences of senior physicians for accepting management responsibilities in German university hospitals,” in 18th EURAM Annual Conference, Reykjavík, Iceland, 19-22 June 2018, 2018.

SCHÄTZLE, Julia, Kia HOMAYOUNFAR, Henrik RAEWER, Tim BRAND, Sarah SCHMELZER-KRIECH, Alfred ANGERER, Jörg LINDENMEIER und Florian LIBERATORE, 2018. Physicians as jacks of all trades? : preferences of senior physicians for accepting management responsibilities in German university hospitals. In: 18th EURAM Annual Conference, Reykjavík, Iceland, 19-22 June 2018. Conference paper. 2018

Schätzle, Julia, Kia Homayounfar, Henrik Raewer, Tim Brand, Sarah Schmelzer-Kriech, Alfred Angerer, Jörg Lindenmeier, and Florian Liberatore. 2018. “Physicians as Jacks of All Trades? : Preferences of Senior Physicians for Accepting Management Responsibilities in German University Hospitals.” Conference paper. In 18th EURAM Annual Conference, Reykjavík, Iceland, 19-22 June 2018.

Schätzle, Julia, et al. “Physicians as Jacks of All Trades? : Preferences of Senior Physicians for Accepting Management Responsibilities in German University Hospitals.” 18th EURAM Annual Conference, Reykjavík, Iceland, 19-22 June 2018, 2018.