<p>Menadžment predstavlja jednu od najaktuelnijih oblasti na&scaron;eg doba, mada je, pored svoje važnosti, jo&scaron; uvek nedovoljno istražen, u teorijskom i praktičnom smislu. Na osnovu dosada&scaron;njih istraživanja može se zaključiti da kvalitetan menadžment predstavlja temelj profitabilnog funkcionisanja svakog savremenog poslovnog sistema. Istraživanje, u doktorskoj disertaciji, je imalo za cilj da utvrdi ključne aktivnosti top menadžmenta u preduzećima u Bosni i Hercegovini.&nbsp; Potreba za ovim istraživanjem proizlazi iz neophodnosti utvrđivanja ključnih aktivnosti top menadžmenta, koje su važne za uspe&scaron;no funkcionisanje preduzeća. Na taj način će se obezbediti da top menadžment svoje aktivnosti i napore uvek fokusira u pravom smeru, kao i to da u svakom trenutku bude moguća provera efikasnosti rada top menadžmenta u nekom preduzeću. Ovakvo istraživanje ima dodatni značaj s obzirom na tranzicione uslove u Bosni i Hercegovini.</p> / <p>Management represents the most current area nowdays, although, aside from its immense importance, it has not been researched sufficiently, neither in theory nor in practice. Based upon all the previous research, it is possible to draw the conclusion that high-quality management is the foundation of every contemporaneous profit-oriented business system. The goal of this doctoral dissertation is to determine the essential activities of the top-management within the companies in Bosnia and Herzegovina. This determination will enable the top management to focus their efforts to head in the right direction, in order to be able to evaluate the efficiency of their work. Regarding the fact that Bosnia and Herzegovina is going through the transition period, this type of research gains additional importance.</p>

A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual study was conducted to explore health care unit managers’ view of their role as leader-managers, and to determine the challenges they experience and the skills they need to be effective leader-managers in the 21st century, the Quantum Age. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight health care unit managers from a selected public hospital in the Western Cape Province. The findings revealed that health care unit managers experience workforce challenges, with staff shortage being a serious concern; personal challenges, such as an increased workload and role diversity; and organisational challenges with regard to the management of equipment. Desired attributes and skills for leader-managers as indicated by unit managers concur with Shelton’s (1999) Quantum Skills Model. Recommendations were made for nursing practice, education and research, including recommendations on the development of the seven quantum skills. / Health Studies / M.A. (Health Studies)

A qualitative, exploratory, descriptive and contextual study was conducted to explore health care unit managers’ view of their role as leader-managers, and to determine the challenges they experience and the skills they need to be effective leader-managers in the 21st century, the Quantum Age. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight health care unit managers from a selected public hospital in the Western Cape Province. The findings revealed that health care unit managers experience workforce challenges, with staff shortage being a serious concern; personal challenges, such as an increased workload and role diversity; and organisational challenges with regard to the management of equipment. Desired attributes and skills for leader-managers as indicated by unit managers concur with Shelton’s (1999) Quantum Skills Model. Recommendations were made for nursing practice, education and research, including recommendations on the development of the seven quantum skills. / Health Studies / M.A. (Health Studies)