The Effects of Environmental and Organizational Factors in the Decision Making of Hospital Administrators

Abstract

Study Design: Decision making process involves the best choice among the alternatives. Decision makers come across many problems and take decisions by choosing the suitable alternative. The process of decision making carries great importance in terms of the administrators. The administrators of today make various decisions in the dynamic environment. For these decisions to be rational and accurate, administrators need to have wide and trustable information about the factors that affect the decision making process. In this case, the establishments of today also need to consider the different variables that can affect the decision making process. Aim: In this study an attempt has been made to study the environmental and organizational factors affecting the decision making process of administrators working in 36 different hospitals in the province of Ankara and how these factors affect the decision making process? Also, an attempt has been made to identify and analyse the potential variables involved in the decision making process. Methodology: Within the scope of the study, questionnaires have been conducted to a total of 160 administrators from 36 hospitals. Out of these administrators, 30 are senior administrators (e.g. general director, deputy director general) and 130 are unit administrators (e.g. chief physician, head nurse, administrators of financial and administrative affairs). A statistical software program has been used in the analysis of the data obtained. A t test has been used to state the decision making process and the environmental and organizational factors affecting this process. The reliability of the factors has been determined according to the Cronbach Alfa coefficient and the relationship between the factors has been conducted through a correlation analysis. Also, regression analysis has been used in order to test the research hypotheses. Conclusion: At the end of the study, it has been concluded that there is a meaningful relationship between decision making and environmental and organizational factors.