Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents The changing scene : organizational adaptation and survival The challenge of change Today's concept of organizational management Planning and decision making Organizing Improving performance and controlling the critical cycle Budgeting : controlling the ultimate resource The middle manager and documentation of critical management processes Committees and teams Adaptation, motivation, and conflict management Training and development: the backbone of motivation and retention Authority, leadership, and supervision Human resource management : a line managers perspective Communication: the glue that binds us together Day-to-day management for the health professional-as-manager.