THE IMPACT OF ENTREPRENEURIAL PERSONALITY CHARACTERISTICS OF HEALTH MANAGERS ON CORPORATE PERFORMANCE OF HOSPITALS

Abstract

SAĞLIK YÖNETİCİLERİNİN GİRİŞİMCİ KİŞİLİK ÖZELLİKLERİNİN HASTANELERİN KURUMSAL PERFORMANSI ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİ

Abstract

Bu araştırmanın temel amacı, hastane yöneticilerinin girişimci kişilik özelliklerinin, hastanelerin kurumsal performansı üzerindeki etkisini tespit etmektir. Araştırmanın evrenini İstanbul ilinde faaliyet gösteren özel hastanelerin sahipleri, üst kademe yöneticileri ve orta kademe yöneticileri oluşturmuştur. Araştırmada nicel araştırma yönteminin kullanılmıştır. Veriler yüz yüze anket tekniği ile 430 kişiden toplanmıştır. Araştırmada kolayda örnekleme yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde SPSS ve AMOS paket programları kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verilerine betimleyici istatistikler, keşfedici faktör analizi, doğrulayıcı faktör analizi ve yol analizi teknikleri kullanılmıştır. Açıklayıcı ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizleri ile elde edilen bulgular, modelin geçerliliğinin sağlandığını göstermiştir. Açıklayıcı faktör analizi ile ortaya konulan yapı geçerliliği, doğrulayıcı faktör analizi ile sağlanmıştır. Geçerlilik ve güvenilirliğin sağlanması, yöneticilerin girişimci kişilik özelliklerinin, hastanelerin kurumsal performansına etkisindeki yapısal ilişkinin varlığını göstermektedir. Doğrulayıcı faktör analizi ve yol analizi sonuçlarına göre yöneticilerin girişimci kişilik özelliklerinin, hastanelerin kurumsal performansı üzerinde istatistiksel olarak ve anlamlı yönde bir etkisinin olduğu bulunmuştur. Bu araştırmanın sağlık sektöründe yeni girişimcilerin artmasına ve girişimcilik faaliyetlerinin teşvik edilmesine zemin oluşturması bakımından literatüre ve uygulamaya katkı sağlayacağı öngörülmektedir.

Keywords

• Girişimcilik
• Girişimci Kişilik
• Kurumsal Performans
• Sağlık Yöneticileri

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