Vision 2005: A Forecast of Executive Leadership Skills and Associated Competencies Required by Navy Dental Corps Officers into the 21st Century

Abstract

In a time of dramatic change on all fronts - from human resources, to technology, to "optimization" - military dental health care executives must pursue goals to ensure both survival and progress. Advancing the welfare of a military dental organization and community requires a sound balance of performance-oriented management and proactive imaginative leadership. Many dental health care delivery leaders and administrators are uncertain of the leadership behaviors and skills that will be necessary for successful careers. This research identifies the most critical domains in the science of dental health care administration then differentiates and ranks job skill, knowledge, and ability (SKA) requirements that are - - necessary for successful senior dental health care managers today and in the future. Using a methodology called the Delphi technique, 67 senior leaders in the United States Navy Dental Corps responded to two iterations of the Delphi inquiry. Respondents identified 77 unique health care issues, which were divided into seven domains by a neutral panel of dental health - - - care experts. These domains, ranked in order of importance, were - personnel management, leadership issues, dental health care management, resources management, information technology, quality of dental health care, and marketing. In the second Delphi iteration, respondents reviewed the same domain results and rated identified job requirements on importance. The top 10 rated skills, knowledge, and abilities (SKAs) are reported in this study. Results indicate that in this rapid period of change, senior dental health care executives will need to focus their development on personnel management and leadership issues.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 03, 2000
Accession Number
ADA412605

Entities

People

  • Andrew D. Peters

Organizations

  • Academy of Health Sciences

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Business Administration
  • Delivery Of Health Care
  • Delphi Method
  • Electronic Mail
  • Health
  • Health Care
  • Health Care Management
  • Health Services
  • Hospitals
  • Information Systems
  • Management Personnel
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Organizational Structure
  • Personnel Management
  • Therapy
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Medical or Health Care Field.
  • Military Leadership and Professional Education.
  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).