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PROVIDING A MODEL FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF GOOD GOVERNANCE IN THE HEALTH IN MINISTRY OF HEALTH (CASE STUDY AT TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES)
Corresponding Author(s) : Ali Reza Afsharnejad
Humanities & Social Sciences Reviews,
Vol. 9 No. 1 (2021): January
Abstract
Purpose of the study: The current paper seeks to evaluate the feasibility of good governance in the Ministry of Health (Case study at Tehran University of Medical Sciences). In this regard, good governance and providing its requirements including participation, rule of law, transparency, accountability, consensus, fairness, efficiency, and effectiveness.
Methodology: The population of this study were managers at Tehran University of Medical Sciences. According to the characteristics of the population in which the number of employees and experts is unlimited and uncertain, 300 questionnaires were distributed and 267 questionnaires were collected.
Main Findings: The result of the Friedman test for ranking the components of good governance showed that the highest average among good governance factors was related to the resource factor. Structure factors were placed in the second rank and process factors had the last rank among good governance factors.
Applications of this study: The results of this study can be applied in the government's decision and as a result, effective management of policy-making, assistance in the implementation of general policies of the administrative system of the country, achieving the positive consequences of the effective implementation of the country's policy-making management system, helping the growth and development of the organization, managers, and employees of the organization.
Novelty/Originality of this study: According to the studies and archival studies in the field of good governance, the model of good governance in the Ministry of Health and Medical Education in Iran has not been worked on before. This can lead to the expansion of knowledge and the production of science.
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