Imran Sarihasan

University of Debrecen, Institute of Economics Debrecen, Hungary

E-mail:

imran.sarihasan@econ.unideb.hu

ORCID 0000-0002-1608-4144

The importance of the leadership functions of a high-reliability health care organization in managing the COVID-19 pandemic in Turkey

Krisztina Dajnoki

University of Debrecen, Faculty of Economics and Business, Institue of Management and Organization Sciences, Debrecen, Hungary 

E-mail: dajnoki.krisztina@econ.unideb.hu 

ORCID 0000-0002-3340-5069

Judit Oláh*

University of Debrecen

Debrecen, Hungary 

Institute of Applied Informatics and Logistics

E-mail: olah.judit@econ,unideb.hu 

ORCID 0000-0003-2247-1711

*Corresponding author

Main Al-Dalahmeh

University of Debrecen, Faculty of Economics and Business, Institute of Management and Organization Sciences, Debrecen, Hungary

E-mail: maen.dalahmeh@econ.unideb.hu 

ORCID 000-0002-7761-1470

Abstract. This study aims to demonstrate how senior leadership applies to high-reliability organizations' functions when managing the Coronavirus pandemic in healthcare organizations and extend the current research by focusing on identifying which functions are more important for the leadership when managing crises in healthcare organizations. To achieve the aim of the study, a qualitative research approach was applied with well-known statistical analyses. Descriptive statistics were applied to determine the characteristics of variables. A correlation matrix shows the relationship between variables, while explanatory factor analyses were employed to determine the reliability of the variables. Ordinary least square regression analysis was used to emphasize the relationship between the role of leadership and different functions in high reliability healthcare organizations in Turkey. It has been found that the role of leadership has a positive and significant relationship with organizational safety, organizational trust, collective mindfulness, flexibility, and communication functions. In addition, the importance of leadership in healthcare organizations will improve many functions in an effective and professional manner, which is reflected in the reduction of the spread of Coronavirus which has been found among workers and in different environments.

Received: February, 2021

1st Revision: January, 2022

Accepted: March, 2022

DOI: 10.14254/2071-789X.2022/15-1/5

JEL Classification: M10, I10, I12

Keywords: management, epidemic, COVID-19, occupational health