Career inflection points of women who successfully achieved the hospital CEO position

Journal of Healthcare Management

Volumn 59, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 367-383

  Sexton, Donald W ^a,b   Lemak, Christy Harris ^c,d   Wainio, Joyce Anne ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^d National Center for Healthcare Leadership   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAREER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL CEO; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEADERSHIP; MENTOR; ORGANIZATION; PROFESSIONAL STANDARD; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RESPONSIBILITY; CAREER MOBILITY; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATOR; UNITED STATES;

CAREER MOBILITY; CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; UNITED STATES; WOMEN, WORKING;

EID: 84925029457     PISSN: 10969012     EISSN: 19447396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00115514-201409000-00011     Document Type: Article

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