The Key Organizational Factors in Healthcare Waste Management Practices of Libyan Public Hospitals

Mohammed Khalifa Abdelsalam, Ibrahim Mohammed Massoud Egdair, Halima Begum, Diara Md. Jadi, Hussein-Elhakim Al Issa, Omar Saad Saleh Abrika and A. S. A. Ferdous Alam
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Mohammed Khalifa Abdelsalam: Department of Banking and Risk Management, School of Economics, Finance and Banking, Universiti Utara Malaysia UUM, Sintok 06010, Kedah, Malaysia
Ibrahim Mohammed Massoud Egdair: Department of Business Administration, Faculty of Economic and Accounting-Murzq, Sebha University, Sebha 00218, Libya
Halima Begum: School of Economics, Finance and Banking, Universiti Utara Malaysia UUM, Sintok 06010, Kedah, Malaysia
Diara Md. Jadi: Department of Banking and Risk Management, School of Economics, Finance and Banking, Universiti Utara Malaysia UUM, Sintok 06010, Kedah, Malaysia
Hussein-Elhakim Al Issa: Business School, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh EH21 6UU, UK
Omar Saad Saleh Abrika: Faculty of Pharmacy, Sebha University, Sebha 00218, Libya
A. S. A. Ferdous Alam: School of International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia UUM, Sintok 06010, Kedah, Malaysia

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 22, 1-19

Abstract: This study aims to investigate factors contributing to healthcare waste management practices among Libyan public hospitals. The organizational culture and structure are proposed to have their effect upon hospital organizational units in charge of healthcare waste production by a theoretical review to develop two main hypotheses. Hence, this study used the stratified random sampling technique to select respondents such as top management officials, heads of departments, and administrators who work in all the hospitals located in the south of Libya, from whom data was collected. The data for the study was gathered via a survey questionnaire from Libyan public hospitals in the country’s southern region. A total of 210 questionnaires were distributed and 171 usable responses were received, yielding a 70% response rate. Though the findings of the study show some inconsistency, the two dimensions of the culture examined in this study are found to have a positive relationship and significant influence on the management practices of health waste. Besides, it shows the positive relationship between organizational structure and healthcare waste management practices (HWMP). However, the findings of this study suggested that nurses and cleaners’ practices should critically consider structure dimensions such as formalization as well as moderating variables such as hospital location and type of services supplied on the interactions to improve the management of healthcare waste in Libya’s public hospitals.

Keywords: organizational factors; healthcare waste management practices; public hospitals; Libya (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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