Purpose This study seeks to improve the understanding of physician leaders' leadership
work challenges. Design/methodology/approach The subjects of the empirical study were …

Purpose–Health care organizations are increasingly demanded to balance the institutional
logic of “medical professionalism” and “business-like health care,” that is, to both recognize …

Abstract In the United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS), the growing number of
hybrid clinical leaders has given rise to professional practice and identity struggles. Co …

Clinicians have a central role in the design, implementation, and improvement of care, and
they exercise a key role in treatment decisions with implications for overall budgets …

Purpose This research paper aims to discover the elements of good physician leadership as
perceived by physicians and to find out how the findings connect to the leadership theory …

Purpose–The purpose of this article is to describe and analyse the identity challenges that
physicians with medical leadership positions face. Design/methodology/approach–Four …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to investigate how clinicians' professional background
influences their transition into the managerial role and identity as clinical managers …

Purpose–Physicians are commonly promoted into administrative and managerial roles in
US hospitals on the basis of clinical expertise and often lack the skills, training or inclination …

Background There has been an increased interest in recruiting health professionals with a
clinical background to management positions in health care. We know little about the factors …

Purpose This is the first study to compile statistical data to describe the functions and
responsibilities of physicians in formal and informal leadership roles in the Canadian health …