Mixed method study of the career lines of chief financial officers (CFOs) in academic medical centers
| Title: | Mixed method study of the career lines of chief financial officers (CFOs) in academic medical centers |
| Author: | Hooten, Michael E. |
| Abstract: | The purpose of this study was to investigate the meaning of a career as a chief financial officer (CFO ) in an academic medical center . The mixed method , two phase model used a survey for the quantitative portion and semi -structured interviews for the qualitative portion . The research design followed the examples of Creswell (1998 ) and Van Manen (1990 ) . The quantitative data provided descriptive statistics . The qualitative portion used phenomenological methods to analyze the data . Career mobility is typically observed and reported as a hierarchical progression within a labor market . This research utilized three theoretical concepts to frame the study of career mobility as a career line . They were the concepts of phenomenology , critical incidents , and professional relationships . The central question of the study was what essential experiences , critical incidents , and professional relationships occurred along the career line of a chief financial officer . The survey consisted of 21 questions and was used to identify a criterion sample for an interview . The interview contained eight open ended questions that allowed for probing questions . Four themes emerged , they were career , critical incidents , professional relationships and professional associations . The findings indicated that career was a lived experience that was shaped by challenge and opportunity and influenced by mentors and sponsors . The study gave meaning to the aspect that career was not confined to entering a labor market and moving vertically in a sequence of positions . An individual may have a profession , but a career is composed of a combination of meaningful events . |
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http : / /hdl .handle .net /2346 /1413
http : / /hdl .handle .net /2346 /1413 |
| Date: | 2006-09-05 |
Citation
(2005-07-25).
Mixed method study of the career lines of chief financial officers (CFOs) in academic medical centers.
Doctoral dissertation,
Texas Tech University. Available electronically from
http : / /hdl .handle .net /2346 /1413
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