Designing Pathology Pattern of Green Information Technology Implementation in Hospitals and Treatment Centers

Subject Areas : Health Management Services

azizeh azizian ¹ (PhD student, Department of Public Management, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran)
amin Nikpoor ² (Associate Professor, Department of Public Management, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran)
zahra shokooh ³ (Assistant Professor, Department of Public Management, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran)
Masoud mohammadbagheri ⁴ (Assistant Professor, Department of Public Management, Kerman Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kerman, Iran)

Received: 2022-06-27 Accepted : 2022-08-10 Published : 2022-05-22

Keywords: organizational ambidexterity, knowledge-oriented leadership. Health care service organizations,

Abstract :

Introduction: organizational ambidexterity and leadership are considered factors of growth and development in organizations. The purpose of this study was to design an organizational ambidexterity model based on knowledge oriented leadership in health care service organizations in Kerman province. Methods: The present study is descriptive which has been done by survey method. Also in terms of purpose, this study is developmental- applied research. The statistical population of the study is employees of health care service organizations in Kerman province that the sample size of 586 people is based on 5 to 10 times the number of questions in the questionnaire. In order to analyze the data, descriptive and inferential statistical methods were used and the tools of data collection are researcher-made questionnaire of knowledge oriented leadership and organizational ambidexterity. Results: Findings while confirming the proposed model, showed that knowledge oriented leadership has a positive and significant effect on organizational ambidexterity and its dimensions (exploration and exploitation) in health care organizations and the effect of knowledge oriented leadership on the dimension of exploration has been more than the exploitation dimension. Conclusion: It can be concluded that knowledge-oriented leadership has a positive and increasing (direct) effect on organizational ambidexterity (exploration and exploitation) and the ability of health care service organizations to discover new opportunities and also exploit existing competencies in this context and establishment of organizational ambidexterity requires the use of knowledge-oriented leadership style in the organization.

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