Healthcare managers' managerial competency in enabling and managing changes: evidence from primary healthcare managers in Tanzania
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2024
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This research article examined the primary healthcare managers' managerial competency in enabling and managing changes. The study was conducted in Tanzania. This study used a cross-sectional research approach. A census sampling approach was used to gather data from one hundred and two healthcare managers. Utilizing SPSS version 25, statistical product and service solutions were used to analyze the data that had been gathered. Results show that, about the indicators within the preparation for change, implementation of change, evaluation of change, and leadership qualities concerning lead changes constructs, respectively,(73.53%),(65.69%), and (76.47%) of the healthcare managers are competent, and (26.47%),(34.31%), and (23.53%) are less competent. The study concludes that primary healthcare managers in Tanzania have shown both levels of competence and less competent practices in facilitating and managing changes.
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Full-text. Available at http://www.doi.org/10.37293/sapientiae92.04
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Managerial competency, Primary healthcare managers, Change management, Preparation for change, Implementation of change, Evaluation of change, Leadership qualities, Tanzania, Cross-sectional research, Census sampling, SPSS analysis, Healthcare management
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Kingu, U. A., Ismail, I. J., & Kibusi, S. M. (2024). Healthcare managers' managerial competency in enabling and managing changes: evidence from primary healthcare managers in Tanzania. SAPIENTIAE, 9(2), 154-162.