Will Management Ideas Ever Rule Management

The enrolment number of PhDs in every university in India is growing by factor ever since Ph.D. has become a requirement for teaching in higher learning. It is a universal standard practice in writing a research proposal - to conduct the literature survey, find the research gap, and justify your work as a novel one as it fills the gap. Thus it adds to the body of knowledge, particularly in the management field, where I have the experience. But the point is, should we continue this practice. The hypothesis that I am proposing is:   as a result of this practice, we have numerous Ph.D. thesis which coming out with so-called theories that are not rigorously tested. The matter is so alarming that UGC has decided to assess the PhDs submitted over the last 10 years. UGC's notification that allows Ph.D. holders from foreign varsities is eligible for direct recruitment as assistant professor clearly shows the confidence level of the regulating authorities on the quality of the PhDs...

Evidence Based Practice has its origin in clinical practice and it is now being applied to the general management area. But the progress is not very encouraging. The scope of healthcare administration is very wide and depending on the expertise of the incumbent, it may be extended to some clinical aspects as well apart from HR, facility management and Finance. As of today, these functions are largely managed by Healthcare MBAs with or without a medical degree. It may be mentioned that MBAs are not always welcome by the physician community. As for example, in an article titled: “The Hospital as a Factory and the Physician as an Assembly Line Worker” by Arthur Gale in Missouri Medicine,2016, Jan-Feb issue commented: “We see the hospital as factory and our hospitalist group as an assembly line that is in the business of manufacturing perfect discharge”. He also mentioned, “MBAs tell physicians how to practice medicine. Cost rise and quality drops. Patient, Physicians suffer.”   T...