Gender representation and financial performance: an empirical analysis of public hospitals

Abstract

PurposeRecently, the relationship between gender representation and organizational performance has been the focus of various studies. However, some research gaps still exist. First, in the healthcare sector, this relationship has been poorly explored. Moreover, in public management studies, researchers focusing on performance tend to focus exclusively on gender differences at the top and/or middle management level. This research aims at exploring the relationship between women's representation and performance in public hospitals at all organizational levels.Design/methodology/approachTo achieve the research objective, 63 healthcare organisations were analysed through ordinary least squares regressions on panel data from 2012 to 2018.FindingsResults show that, in the hospital setting, gender diversity and financial performance are related at every organizational level.Originality/valueTo the authors' knowledge, this is one of the first studies focusing on the link between gender and performance at every level of professional and employment category; avoiding focusing exclusively on top management, which was the case in previous studies on the topic. Moreover, it contributes to a poorly explored literature which is gender studies in public healthcare management.

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“…Specifically, the GM is responsible for the overall management and performance of HCOs, represents the organisation with external stakeholders and appoints the CEO and CHO (Manes-Rossi et al. , 2020; Naciti et al. , 2022).…”

“…The CEO is responsible for all administrative procedures and supervises the operational tasks assigned to subordinate managers (Manes-Rossi et al. , 2020; Naciti et al. , 2022).…”

“…Each of these figures has specific tasks and competencies. Specifically, the GM is responsible for the overall management and performance of HCOs, represents the organisation with external stakeholders and appoints the CEO and CHO (Manes-Rossi et al, 2020;Naciti et al, 2022). The CEO is responsible for all administrative procedures and supervises the operational tasks assigned to subordinate managers (Manes-Rossi et al, 2020;Naciti et al, 2022).…”

“…Specifically, the GM is responsible for the overall management and performance of HCOs, represents the organisation with external stakeholders and appoints the CEO and CHO (Manes-Rossi et al, 2020;Naciti et al, 2022). The CEO is responsible for all administrative procedures and supervises the operational tasks assigned to subordinate managers (Manes-Rossi et al, 2020;Naciti et al, 2022). Last, the CHO is a qualified health professional who is responsible for all issues and procedures related to health protocols (Manes-Rossi et al, 2020;Naciti et al, 2022).…”

“…The CEO is responsible for all administrative procedures and supervises the operational tasks assigned to subordinate managers (Manes-Rossi et al, 2020;Naciti et al, 2022). Last, the CHO is a qualified health professional who is responsible for all issues and procedures related to health protocols (Manes-Rossi et al, 2020;Naciti et al, 2022). Therefore, to consider the peculiarities and relevance of these governance figures, we evaluated the women's representation in each of them using three variables.…”