[Similar to me effect among managers of Tehran university of medical sciences]

Introduction: Considering the importance of selecting competent people for governmental organizations to obtain optimal effectiveness and performance, this study aimed to investigate the impact of similar-to-me effect among top and middle managers of Tehran University of Medical Sciences

Methods: The present cross- sectional study was conducted on 130 top and middle managers affiliated to Tehran University of Medical Sciences. A valid and reliable questionnaire was used for data collection. Pearson correlation was used to analyze the data

Results: There was significant statistical relationships between similar-to-me effect and groupthink [p= 0.005], functional conflict [p= 0.001], and narcissism [P < 0.0001]

Conclusion: Based on the results, it is recommended to inform managers about inappropriate impacts of similar-to-me effect by means of education and cultural training

[Correlation between nurses' conflict level and application of negotiation styles by head nurses in general hospitals of Boushehr province [2007]]

Conflict and dispute are inevitable phenomena in man's life and considered as necessity of social activities. Healthcare system, especially nursing ward is susceptible to develop kinds of conflict that must be directed and controlled by head nurses. Negotiation as an advantageous, effective and factual method is known to resolve the conflict. This research intended to investigate the correlation between nurses' conflict level and head nurses negotiation styles at general hospitals in province of Boushehr. This was a kind of correlation study carried out in a given time course in 2007. The study population consisted of 362 nurses and 53 head nurses from general hospitals in Boushehr province south of Iran. Two questionnaires including the Dubrin conflict and Pierre negotiation styles questionnaires were used to collect data based on literature survey. Descriptive and analytic statistics were used for data analysis. Results showed that the nurse's conflict level was located at average level except for Fatemeh Zahra Hospital in which a high level of conflict was observed. Head nurses had overuse of factual, analytic and normative negotiation style with only proper use of initiative negotiation style. There was a reverse correlation between the nurse's conflict level and the use of negotiation styles yet no significant difference between these variables was demonstrated. Hospital managers must recognize the causes of conflict to properly handle it. There are some important chances in hospitals with average level of conflict to improve the performance and produce creativity. These opportunities could be used as competitive advantage in health markets. Head nurses must learn conflict resolving skills such as negotiation but they must also use these skills correctly and adjust their negotiation styles on the basis of special situations

[Correlation between emotional intelligence and communication skills in managers in educational hospitals of Qazvin]

The existence of an organization depends on communications and this is an area that managers spend most of their time on. Recognition of communication skills accompanied with its implementation is among the essential parameters of successful management in any organization. To determine the correlation between emotional intelligence and communicational skills among managers of educational hospitals in Qazvin. This was a cross-sectional study performed on 78 managers of educational hospitals in Qazvin in 2008. Data were gathered by completing the Shearing's Emotional Intelligence Questionnaire [EIQ], Berton's Communicational Skills Questionnaire, and the demographic characteristics questionnaire using Likert's scale for scoring the questions. Data were analyzed using descriptive statistical indexes, Pearson's correlation coefficient, independent t-test and one way ANOVA. Our findings showed that there was a significant positive correlation [r=0.026] between the managers' EI and feedback skills. No significant relationship was found between the EI and speaking-listening communicational skills. Also, based on data obtained in our study, there was no significant relationship between the managers' EI and their demographic traits including age, gender, job experience, management experience, and educational level. Managers' EI could be considered as an important factor in improvement and development of communicational skills in any organization

[ rate and causes of shortfalls in admitted patients financial records by health care service insurance and social security insurance organizations in Shahid Rajaee center in the year 2005]

Nowadays health care centers specially hospitals, consume a major part of resources allocated to Health sector. So controlling the way it is spent would be one of main responsibility of managers to either prevent its squander or leading it to proper programms. The main purpose of this research is that to consider quota amid cause of shortfalls which occurred on the inpatient records costs by Health Care Service Insurance [HCSI] and Social Security Insurance [SSI] in the first six month of year 2005 at Shahid Rajaee hospital. This research is analytic-descriptive and provides a cross-sectional image of hospital accounting situatmon. All patients admitted in this hospital during the study and their costs supported by SSCI and SSi companies were considered as research population. Preprepared checklists were used for gathering patient's datas from their tiles. Discrepancies between reported costs by hospital and the amount accepted by insurance companies were the main item studied in detail