ENVIRONMENTAL UNCERTAINTY IN HEALTH MANAGEMENT: A LITERATURE REVIEW BASED ON CONTENT ANALYSIS

Year 2024, Volume: 7 Issue: 2, 142 - 158, 30.09.2024

Mesut Ardıç

https://doi.org/10.54993/syad.1511538

Abstract

This study addresses the issue of environmental uncertainty in the health sector and uses a content analysis method to examine the studies on this issue in the literature. The research was conducted through the Web of Science database. The articles included in the scope of the study were published between 2000 and 2024 and included environmental uncertainty in the health sector. In total, 11 articles out of 448 articles were analyzed. The document analysis method was used. Secondary data from the Web of Science database were used. The literature search strategy was made with specific search terms, and appropriate articles were selected. The publication years, sample sizes, types of research, keywords used, and other variables were examined. The data obtained were summarized using the Excel program. Sample sizes varied, but mostly small and medium-sized sample groups were studied. Some studies that cannot be accessed in full text (full text cannot be accessed and are not in the database) constitute a limitation. Sources such as master's theses, doctoral dissertations, books, and congress proceedings were excluded from the study. The generalization of scans using only a specific database may be limited. This study was conducted to understand how organizations in the health sector develop strategies to cope with environmental uncertainties and to contribute to the literature. The study results provide valuable insight into how healthcare organizations perceive these uncertainties and how they can strategically manage them.

Keywords

Strategic management, environmental uncertainty, healthcare institutions management, literature, content analysis

SAĞLIK YÖNETİMİNDE ÇEVRESEL BELİRSİZLİK: İÇERİK ANALİZİNE DAYALI BİR LİTERATÜR TARAMASI

Abstract

Bu çalışma, sağlık sektöründe çevresel belirsizlik konusunu ele almakta ve literatürdeki bu konudaki çalışmaları incelemek için bir içerik analizi yöntemi kullanmaktadır. Araştırma, Web of Science veri tabanı üzerinden yapılmış olup araştırma kapsamına alınan makaleler, 2000-2024 yılları arasında yayımlanmış ve sağlık sektöründe çevresel belirsizlik konularını içeren makalelerden oluşmaktadır. Toplamda 448 makale arasından 11 makale incelenmiştir. Doküman incelemesi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Web of Science veri tabanından alınan ikincil veriler kullanılmıştır. Literatür tarama stratejisi belirli arama terimleriyle yapılmış ve uygun makaleler seçilmiştir. İncelenen makalelerin yayım yılları, örneklem büyüklükleri, araştırma türleri, kullanılan anahtar kelimeler ve diğer değişkenler incelenmiştir. Elde edilen veriler Excel programı kullanılarak özetlenmiştir. Örneklem büyüklükleri çeşitlilik göstermektedir, ancak çoğunlukla küçük ve orta ölçekli örneklem grupları üzerinde çalışılmıştır. Tam metne ulaşılamayan (tam metne ulaşılamayan ve veri tabanında olamayan) bazı çalışmalar sınırlılık oluşturmaktadır. Yüksek lisans tezleri, doktora tezleri, kitaplar ve kongre bildirileri gibi kaynaklar çalışma dışında bırakılmıştır. Sadece belirli bir veri tabanı kullanılarak yapılan taramaların genellemesi kısıtlı olabilir. Bu çalışma, sağlık sektöründeki kuruluşların çevresel belirsizliklerle başa çıkmak için nasıl stratejiler geliştirdiğini anlamak ve literatüre katkı sağlamak amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonuçları, sağlık kuruluşlarının bu belirsizlikleri nasıl algıladıklarını ve stratejik olarak nasıl yönetebileceklerini anlamak için değerli bir bakış sunmaktadır.

Keywords

Stratejik yönetim, çevresel belirsizlik, sağlık kurumları yönetimi, literatür, içerik analizi

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