Hybrid managers in an evolving healthcare: Does gender matter?

Health Serv Manage Res

CERGAS, Government, Health and Not for Profit Division, SDA Bocconi School of Management, Milan, Italy.

Published: November 2024

Introduction: Hybrid managers have the potential to respond to the need for more integrated, responsive and accountable healthcare. Scholars have studied the antecedents of hybridization, but the role of gender has been neglected. Therefore, we study whether and how gender impacts on the way in which medical professionals exercise their managerial role.

Methods: We adopted a qualitative approach in order to gain an in-depth understanding of the specificities of women hybrids. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews, focusing on hybrids in Italy in the field of neurology.

Results: We found that women hybrids show specific abilities and motivations, but they also encounter a specific lack of opportunities. Women hybrid managers appear well positioned to foster the evolution of professionalism, but healthcare organizations should implement policies and practices to effectively support them.

Conclusion: While existing research has treated hybrid managers as a homogenous group, we underline the specificities of women hybrids. They can support the evolution of healthcare organizations towards logics of service integration, user centricity, and staff engagement. Therefore, our findings have important theoretical and practical implications for health policy and management.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/09514848241295584DOI Listing

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