Leadership Competencies, Sustainable Strategies, and Energy Efficiency Initiatives for Driving Organizational Changes in the Healthcare Sector [védés előtt]

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This doctoral thesis investigates the interplay between leadership competencies, sustainable strategies, and energy efficiency initiatives in driving organizational change within the healthcare sector. The study provides a multidimensional perspective on how healthcare leaders navigate crises, implement sustainable strategies, and optimize energy consumption to enhance healthcare service delivery. Using a mixed-methods approach, the research offers empirical insights from Jordanian healthcare institutions, emphasizing the need for adaptive leadership in a rapidly evolving environment. Healthcare organizations face numerous challenges, such as resource constraints, demographic shifts, technological advancements, and crises like COVID-19. Effective leadership is crucial for managing these changes, yet limited research has explored its impact on strategic decision-making and sustainability. This dissertation addresses this gap by analyzing leadership competencies, sustainable energy management, and crisis response strategies. To provide a deeper understanding of the research, this dissertation presents three distinct papers, each exploring different aspects of leadership within the healthcare sector. Though varied in focus and methodology, these studies collectively contribute to the overarching theme of leadership dynamicity and its impact on healthcare transformation. First Paper: Analysis of Leadership Competencies Based on Organizational Change: Case of Educational Hospitals in Jordan • This quantitative study explores leadership characteristics in Jordanian educational hospitals, focusing on how demographic factors influence leadership competencies. • Gender and age have a significant impact on leadership behavior, with leaders over 40 years old demonstrating higher levels of leadership competencies. • Findings indicate that leaders exhibit key competencies such as integration, empathy, innovativeness, and adaptability. • This study links leadership characteristics with effective change management, particularly in the context of organizational reform, offering valuable insights for improving leadership practices in healthcare settings. Second Paper: Energy Efficiency in Healthcare Institutions • This narrative review assesses energy efficiency strategies in healthcare settings, emphasizing the need for sustainable resource utilization. • Best practices in energy management are identified, including the use of control algorithms, hybrid automatic voltage control (HAVC) systems, and renewable energy solutions (e.g., green hospitals). • The paper highlights the importance of integrating leadership-driven sustainability measures to enhance energy conservation efforts. Third Paper: Challenges and Opportunities in Healthcare Reforms in Pre-and Post-COVID-19 Crisis: A Case of Jordan • A qualitative study investigates the impact of COVID-19 on Jordanian healthcare institutions and leadership responses. • The study identifies major challenges such as staff shortages, increased workload, and financial constraints. • It also highlights opportunities for reform, including enhanced infection control practices, improved staff training, and patient management innovations. Key Contributions: Drawing from the insights provided in the three papers, this dissertation offers several important contributions: • Identified four key leadership characteristics crucial for managing organizational change in healthcare: integration, empathy, innovation, and adaptability. • Demonstrated that demographic factors (age, gender) significantly influence leadership competencies and decision-making processes. • Established a framework linking leadership practices to sustainable energy management in healthcare institutions. • Provided empirical evidence supporting the use of renewable energy sources and advanced energy-saving technologies in healthcare settings. • Highlighted how crises like COVID-19 can serve as catalysts for sustainable healthcare reforms, prompting improved management practices and resilience strategies. • Proposed actionable recommendations for integrating leadership training into healthcare management to enhance adaptability and sustainability. • Introduced a novel theoretical framework combining sustainability theory, resource-based view, and crisis management principles to explain leadership’s role in healthcare transformation. • Provided policy recommendations for healthcare administrators and government bodies to improve energy efficiency and leadership training programs. • Suggested a scalable leadership development model that can be adapted by healthcare institutions beyond Jordan, making the findings applicable to a broader international context.