Management behaviors during the COVID-19 pandemic: The case of healthcare middle managers [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2022 BackgroundThe spread of COVID-19 has disrupted the lifestyles of the world’s population. In the workplace, the pandemic has affected all sectors and has changed the way work is organized and carried out.
Marie-Christine Mackay +4 more
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Digital transformation and middle managers’ leadership skills and behavior: a group concept mapping approach [PDF]
Frontiers in Psychology, 2023 This study, with the aim to test theory in practice, used group concept mapping to develop a comprehensive conceptualization of middle managers’ leadership behaviors concerning digital transformation as a form of radical change.
Maartje Henderikx +4 more
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Readiness for implementation of smoke-free work hours in private companies: A qualitative study of perceptions among middle managers [PDF]
Tobacco Prevention and Cessation, 2021 Introduction Workplaces are important settings for implementation of smoke-free environments. In this study, we follow a medical production company with 677 employees that implemented one of the most stringent tobacco policies legally possible in Denmark
Lærke P. Lidegaard +2 more
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The ideal-reality gap: a qualitative study of nurse middle managers' perspectives on speaking up for patient safety [PDF]
Frontiers in Public HealthBackgroundAs pivotal figures in patient safety management, nurse managers are well-positioned to gain comprehensive insights into the barriers and concerns surrounding nurses' speaking up for patient safety (SUPS) due to their close engagement with ...
Jiahui Dong +5 more
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Role of middle managers in dealing with hierarchy and network logics: exploration in the context of Sino-Foreign Cooperative University [PDF]
Frontiers in PsychologyWhile organizations tend to introduce network mechanism to activate the potential of members in the hierarchical dominated context, it is not clear how individual members deal with the complexity caused by two logics of hierarchy and network.
Jiaxin Li, Jiaxin Li, Xiaojun Zhang
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Participative budgeting, job satisfaction, and presenteeism: survey evidence from middle managers [PDF]
BMC Public HealthBackground Middle managers in large firms have demanding jobs and often experience high levels of stress. Our objective is to investigate whether and how participative budgeting can improve job-related wellbeing of middle managers.
Berend van der Kolk +2 more
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Middle managers’ role in implementing evidence-based practices in healthcare: a systematic review [PDF]
Implementation Science, 2018 Background Middle managers are in a unique position to promote the implementation of evidence-based practices (EBPs) in healthcare organizations, yet knowledge of middle managers’ role in implementation and determinants (e.g., individual-, organizational-
Sarah Birken +8 more
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Enabling design characteristics and budget usefulness [PDF]
RAUSP Management Journal, 2021 Purpose – This study aims to investigate the influence of budgeting design characteristics on perceived budgeting usefulness, based on the enabling-coercive framework.
Daniel Magalhães Mucci +2 more
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Navigating crisis from the backseat? How top managers can support radical change initiatives by middle managers [PDF]
Industrial Marketing Management, 2020 Ralf Wilden, Mariano L M Heyden
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JPAIR Institutional Research Journal, 2022 The pandemic has brought disruption in the educational setting. This sudden disorder has to be handled properly and quickly by the management, specifically the middle managers, to ensure a smooth delivery of learning and teaching.
Catherine Llave, Cynthia Genon
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