Exploring Gender Differences in Self-Management Skill among Hospital Managers and Chief Executive Officers: A Survey of Nigerian Hospitals in Abuja?
Abstract
Hospital management functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling are required knowledge and expertise that enable managers’ performance in the hospital. However, there are required skills that enhance the performance of these functions; one of which is self- management skill. Self-management skill entails those abilities that allow a manager to be more productive while performing his traditional functions example of which is self- management. This study explored the extent of gender differences in self-management skill among hospital managers in Abuja, Nigeria. Data for this study came from a cross-sectional survey using self-administered questionnaire distributed among management staff in twenty five (25) hospitals in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Abuja. One hundred and twenty (125) questionnaires were distributed, out of which one hundred and four (104) were answered and returned giving a response rate of 83.2%.The managers reported good to excellent skills in self-management skill components of time management, acting independently, awareness of personal weaknesses, balancing work and life issues, ability to earn from experience, self-development and being open to constructive criticisms but only showing a significant difference in ability to learn from previous experience in favour of the female managers (Pearson 0.210 and P= 0.033). Self-management skill remains a good attribute for aspiring hospital managers and those who are versed in this are able to perform optimally in the management functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling
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