An Assessment of Agility in Selected Hospitals of Mazandaran Province, Iran

Publish Year: 1396
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تاریخ نمایه سازی: 7 اسفند 1396

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Background and objectives:Organizational Agility (OA) creates a culture through which the organization reaches its optimal competitive advantage. Therefore, this article aimed to assess the performance of hospitals with OA approach. Material and methods:This is a descriptive-analytical study. The statistical population consisted of managers and experts of hospital courses including medicine, nursing, midwifery, and paramedics. A total of 328 managers and experts were enrolled as the sample usingthe Krejcie& Morgan table with stratified random sampling. Data were analyzed usingone-sample t testswith SPSS20. Result: Among 13 elements of agility, the results showed that competence (p=0.032) had a significant difference with customer satisfaction (p=0.029). The results also showed that OA was not optimal in selected hospitals of Mazandaran province, Iran. Concerning the indicators, introduction of new product (8.56) and staff skill development indicator (5.32) were maximum and minimum, respectively.Conclusion: The results showed that OA was not optimal in selected hospitals. Introduction of New Product scored the top, while Staff Skill Development was the lowest. As a result, health policy makers are recommended to plan for customer satisfaction,timely utilization of facilities, elimination of weak points, lost cost reduction, encouragement and punishment system for staff, and staff empowerment.

Authors

Ghahraman Mahmoudi

Hospital adminstration Research Center, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran

masomeh abditalarposhti

Ph.D Candidate of health services management, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran

farhad hemmati

Ph.D Candidate of health services management, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari,

esmail rezazadeh

Ph.D Candidate of health services management, Sari Branch, Islamic Azad University, Sari, Iran