International Conference on Eurasian Economies

10-12 July 2017 – Istanbul, TURKEY

Paper detail

Paper ID : 1853
Status : Paper published
Language : Turkish
Topic : Natural Resources and Environment
Presenter: Asst. Prof. Dr. Fadime Çınar
Session : 4C Sektörel Analizler

Institutional Sustainability Management in the Health Sector and a Research on the Hospitals in European Side of İstanbul
Sağlık Sektöründe Kurumsal Sürdürülebilirlik Yönetimi ve İstanbul Avrupa Yakasında Faaliyette Bulunan Hastanelerde Bir Araştırma

• Asst. Prof. Dr. Kerem Toker (Bezmialem University, Türkiye)
• Asst. Prof. Dr. Fadime Çınar (Istanbul Beykent University, Türkiye)

Abstract

In 1987, The World Commission on Environment and Development report on our Common Future formulated the definition of sustainable development and put forward the issue that caused the conflict between environment and development (Harris, 2000). It was proposed for the first time that the use of the concept of sustainable development, which is the most common today, (WCED, 1987), is the expression of "the ability to supply today’s needs and expectations without compromising the ability of future generations to supply their needs and expectations" (Akgül, 2010). Today, sustainability means that businesses should not only create economic value but also be involved in activities that facilitate and improve living conditions (Caymaz, etc., 2014). Within the globalizing economy, the health sector is one of the most important sectors that have taken human life as a focus. The survey examined whether the governance processes of private and public-sector hospitals in European Side of Istanbul are in line with sustainable policies, and if so, what kind of policies they take. In order to be able to conduct the examination, data were collected from the hospitals through the sustainability questionnaire and statistically analyzed in the obtained computer environment. The findings show that the sustainable environmental policy implementations of hospitals are not at the desired level. Sustainable social policies are also at a high level of implementation. The research showed that; it is necessary to increase the awareness level of hospital administrations on sustainability.

JEL codes: Q56, M14, C12

Toker, Kerem, Çınar, Fadime (2017). "Institutional Sustainability Management in the Health Sector and a Research on the Hospitals in European Side of İstanbul" in Proceedings of International Conference of Eurasian Economies 2017, pp.412-417, Istanbul, TURKEY.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.36880/C08.01853

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Session 4C: Sektörel Analizler