The object of this research is to identify the techniques used by
male and female staff to influence their chiefs in the governmental
work environment in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, especially those
most or less commonly used, and the differences between male
and female employees in the use of these techniques, as well as to
identify the relationship of personal variables with the methods of
influence and the most important factors affecting the techniques
used by subordinates to influence their chiefs.
The aim of the current study was to identify the nature of employees’ atvitrales (positive
or negative) attitudes towards the efficiency and effectiveness of organizational structures of
hospitals in public and private sectors in conducting adminis
trative tasks. The study also
aimed at investigating the differences in these attitudes according to a group of categorical
variables (functional level, administrative affiliation, years of experience, academic
qualification). In order to achieve these goals, a questionnaire was designed after checking
its standard characteristics (validity and reliability), which included (25) items. The study
was applied to a sample of (400) employees, who were equally distributed within (10)
hospitals (5 public ones – 5 private ones), that were spread in different areas in Damascus
City.