Committees and teams | Human Resource Management homework help
Select either Option A or Option B to respond to and indicate within your post which option you chose.
Option A: Identify what you believe are the top three challenges in setting up a hospital-based committee from a managerial perspective. In a 250- to 300-word post, discuss your rationale and address the following questions:
- Why are committees advantageous for health care organizations?
- What are some of the steps that you as a manager, could take to overcome these challenges?
- How would you address conflict and/or divisiveness within the committee or team?
Option B : Committees have been determined as a necessary component to health care organizations. As a manager, you have been tasked to set up a committee with one of the hospital departments. In doing so, consider the following questions:
- How much influence should the committee have in the overall management structure?
- How would you maintain authority without adopting an autocratic leadership style?
- How would you set up an employee team without violating union and labors laws?
Required Resources
Required Text
- Management principles for health professionals (6th ed.):
- Chapter 7: Budgeting: Controlling the Ultimate Resource
- Chapter 8: The Middle Manager and Documentation of Critical Management Process
- Chapter 9: Committees and Teams
Recommended Resources
Articles
- Caulfield, S. E. (2007). Health care facility ethics committees. Human Rights, 34(4), 10-13. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database.
- Leid, T. R. (2001). Small hospitals and performance measurement: Implications and strategies. International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance, 14(4/5), 168-173. Retrieved from the ProQuest database.
- Loucks, C., & Bennett, R. (2011). The importance of committee assignment: Health care industry political action committee contributions and the House of Representatives. Contemporary Economic Policy, 29(2), 163-177. Retrieved from the EBSCOhost database.
