Mohammad Ali Karimi Aghdam , Abolghasem Pourreza, Abbas Rahimi Forushani ,
Volume 8, Issue 2 (7-2014)
Background and Aim: : Technical knowledge of managers of health care
industry regarding
budgeting have an essential function on increased efficiency of organizations
working in this sector, since every single right decision, rely on appropriate
knowledge and analysis. Therefore, the purpose of this study was assessment of technical knowledge of managers
of health care system regarding budgeting.
Materials and
Methods: This
was a descriptive -analytic, cross- sectional
study. From 80 managers of Tabriz Medical Sciences University 63 participated
in the study and a questionnaire was employed to collect data. Data was
analyzed by Spss 16 software, Pearson correlation test, T test and ANOVA.
Results: Mean
of total scores was 16.9±4.6 of 30. There was no significant difference between
total scores in different courses (P=0.276) and positions (P=0.431). Mean of
total scores between women and men (P=0.782) were the same.
There weren't significant
relation between technical knowledge of managers with age (p=0.392, r=0.1), job
background (p=0.299, r=0.1) and management background (p=0.121, r=0.2).
Conclusion: With respect to low level of
manager's awareness about budgeting,improving of technical
knowledge is essential. Lack of significant relation between technical knowledge
of managers and their length of management practices, with unstable situation,
may harm seriously organizational achievements. Reviewing and promotion of
educational programs and continuous training of managers with respect to
budgeting seems to be an essential need for improving manager's performance.
