The Relationship Between Culture And Readiness To Accept Transformation In Single-Specialty Hospitals In Tehran
Hasan Abolghasem Gorji,
Heshmatollah Asadi,
Masoud Roudbari,
Ahmad Barati Marnani,
Mojtaba Hasoumi,
Mohammad Mohseni
Affiliations
Hasan Abolghasem Gorji
Assistant Professor, Health Services Management Department, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Heshmatollah Asadi
Ph.D Student in Health Services Management, Health Management and Economics Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Masoud Roudbari
Associate Professor, Mathematics and Statistics Department, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Anti-Microbial Resistance Research Centre, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Ahmad Barati Marnani
Assistant Professor, Health Services Management Department, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Mojtaba Hasoumi
Master of Sciences in Health Economics, Research Center for Health Services Management, Institute for Futures Studies in Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran
Mohammad Mohseni
Ph.D Student in Health Policy, Hospital Management Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
Background and Aim: Readiness to face changes and transformation in health fields is one of the main factors in health organizations’ success. The main purpose of the present study was to determine the relation between culture and readiness to accept transformation in single-specialty hospitals. Materials and Methods: Readiness to face changes and transformation in health fields is one of the main factors in health organizations’ success. The main purpose of the present study was to determine the relation between culture and readiness to accept transformation in single-specialty hospitals. Results: Studied hospitals had low power distance, high uncertainty avoidance, feminist, collectivist and short-term orientation. There was a significant relation between readiness to accept transformation with factors such as: Power distance (P0/05). Conclusion: Low power distance, high uncertainty avoidance and being feminist are effective factors in accepting transformation among studied hospitals’ staffs. These staffs are culturally prepared to accept evolution plans.
