Staff perspectives on the relationship between knowledge management and social capital with organizational health in selected educational hospitals in Tehran
نویسندگان
1 Department of Health Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2 Department of Health Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran,
3 Health Management and Social Development Research Center, Golestan University of Medical Sciences, Gorgan, Iran
4 Department of Health Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5 Department of Health Services Management, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
6 Ph.D. Candidate of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, School of Health Management and Information Sciences, International Campus (IUMS-IC), Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Department of Health in Disasters and Emergencies, School of Public Health and Safety, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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چکیده
INTRODUCTION: Knowledge management enhances efficiency, empowers employees, andenhances organizational health. Social capital provides a good basis for more productive humanresources, and training hospitals also play a key role in the health‑care system. The purpose of thisstudy was to determine the relationship between knowledge management and social capital withorganizational health in selected educational hospitals of Tehran in 2018.METHODS: This analytical cross‑sectional study was performed on 310 medical staff of hospitals usingproportional sampling method. The data gathering tools consisted of three standard questionnairesof knowledge management, social capital, and organizational health. Data were analyzed usingdescriptive and inferential statistics using SPSS version 22 software.RESULTS: Most participants in this study were male (8/66%) and in the age group 31–36 years. Themean of knowledge management and organizational health were 3.43 and 3.49, respectively. Thereis a significant direct relationship between knowledge management components and organizationalhealth. Moreover, there is a significant but weak direct relationship between knowledge managementand social capital with organizational health dimensions (P ≤ 0.05).CONCLUSION: Considering the relationship between knowledge management and social capitalwith organizational health, enhancing the level of organizational health can help to improve thedimensions of knowledge management and social capital. It is suggested that hospital managers, usingknowledge management and social capital components, enhance organizational health so that thehospital is more prepared to adapt to the complexities and changes in the market providing services.
