Environmental knowledge memory: Contribution of the DIK model

Benhassine

et al. 2021

IJHG

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PurposeThe assessment of patient safety culture (PSC) is a major priority for healthcare providers. It is often realized using quantitative approaches (questionnaires) separately from qualitative ones (patient safety culture maturity model (PSCMM)). These approaches suffer from certain major limits. Therefore, the aim of the present study is to overcome these limits and to propose a novel approach to PSC assessment.Design/methodology/approachThe proposed approach consists of evaluating PSC in a set of healthcare establishments (HEs) using the HSOPSC questionnaire. After that, principal component analysis (PCA) and K-means algorithm were applied on PSC dimensional scores in order to aggregate them into macro dimensions. The latter were used to overcome the limits of PSC dimensional assessment and to propose a quantitative PSCMM.FindingsPSC dimensions are grouped into three macro dimensions. Their capitalization permits their association with safety actors related to PSC promotion. Consequently, a quantitative PSC maturity matrix was proposed. Problematic PSC dimensions for the studied HEs are “Non-punitive response to error”, “Staffing”, “Communication openness”. Their PSC maturity level was found underdeveloped due to a managerial style that favors a “blame culture”.Originality/valueA combined quali-quantitative assessment framework for PSC was proposed in the present study as recommended by a number of researchers but, to the best of our knowledge, few or no studies were devoted to it. The results can be projected for improvement and accreditation purposes, where different PSC stakeholders can be implicated as suggested by international standards.

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Contribution of PCA/K-means methods to the mixed assessment of patient safety culture

Fourar

Benhassine

et al. 2021

IJHG

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“…The second approach, external, is conceptualized by involving some concepts, for instance corporate social responsibility and accounting (Rounaghi, 2019), social pressure including the stakeholders theory (Boubaker et al , 2014) and environmental performance contracts (Boubaker et al , 2012).…”

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Proposal of a hybrid decision-making model for the alignment of the environmental performance

Boulagouas

Chaib

2020

MEQ

PurposeDecoupling of pressures ranging from regulatory compliance and stakeholders expectations to business competitiveness and sustainability, companies need to align their environmental strategies with a broader consideration of these influences. This paper aims at developing a dynamic alignment model to enhance the environmental performance that considers the influential pressures based on a multi-criteria decision-making process.Design/methodology/approachAuthors have proposed a dynamic model for the alignment of the environmental performance based on a hybrid multi-criteria decision-making approach combining the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) and Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS). This model considers contemporary strategic dynamism of the environmental performance and provides a methodology to assist companies prioritizing the environmental aspects based on the influential pressures and deciding on the enhancement pathways.FindingsThe proposed model based on a hybrid multi-criteria decision-making process allows prioritizing the environmental aspects considering the allocated weights to the alignment-triggered pressures and draw the way to develop different pathways to improve the alignment.Practical implicationsThe proposed dynamic alignment model presents an instrument for the continuous alignment of the environmental performance and an effective management of changes and contributes to minimize gaps and divergences.Originality/valueIn this paper, the environmental performance has been approached through the contemporary strategic dynamism with the deployment of the multi-criteria decision-making techniques to yield an alignment framework for the environmental decision that combines the internal and external approaches for an effective and sustainable improvement of the environmental performance.

“…The contribution of the ERA Consequently, MEGABatna.Spa-Algeria was recently ranked among the companies that have eco-resistant behavior (Boubaker et al, 2012). Recall that to improve its environmental performance, MEGABatna.Spa-Algeria must have at least an eco-conformist behavior and better eco-sensitive behavior (Boubaker et al, 2012).…”

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The contribution of the ERA to the selection of the environmental indicators and to the allowance of the environmental objectives

Saadi

World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development

2015

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Purpose – This paper is interested to assist organizations in the task of selecting and use appropriate indicators for their environmental evaluation procedure (EPE). This maximizes the successful deployment of the EPE process and as a consequence the introduction of good environmental practices. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach – It consists of a proposal for a combined methodology based on the simultaneous use of environmental risk (ER) approach and RPN-based allocation method. Findings – In the developed methodology, the authors use the principles of risk assessment and purpose a new formulation of weight allowance with reference to the severity of ERs and significance of environmental aspects. Practical implications – Methodology suggested constitutes an invaluable help to implementation EPE process and as a consequence the introduction of good environmental practices. Originality/value – Methodology suggested facilitates the process of environmental performance evaluation providing substantial assistance to one of the most important stages that is to decide which particular indicators will be considered.