The use of competency systems to evaluate, reward, and promote managers has become commonplace in large organizations in recent years. Yet despite their popularity, there is scant evidence that competency systems increase managerial effectiveness and improve organizational performance. We first analyze the individual-level determinants of progression within a competency system and the links of ...

A major Executive Support Systems (ESS) design problem is determining ESS requirements. We present the CESS method as a guide for ESS design with a primary focus on ESS requirements determination and how requirements can be fulfilled using information and communication technologies. The method builds on Quinn and associates ́ competing values model of organizational effectiveness and current ESS...

Background: Effective leadership that rises from managerial training courses is highly constructive in managing hospitals more effectively. This study aims at investigating the relationship between leadership effectiveness with providing management training courses for hospital managers.    Methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out on top and middle managers of 16 hospi...

Introduction: The main objective of all organizations is to improve theefficiency and effectiveness of the personnel’s performance and this partly depends on effective management. Managers are valuable assets and studying their behavior and personality dimensions may provide important guide for effectiveness and efficiency improvement. In this connection, the objective of this research is to de...