Health Care Providers’ Perceptions of the Ministry of Health’s Organisational Readiness for Change
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Title
Health Care Providers’ Perceptions of the Ministry of Health’s Organisational Readiness for Change
Subject
Commitment; efficacy; nurses; organisation; perception;
readiness for change
readiness for change
Description
Background: Whenever an organisational change is mentioned in any research
context, the uncertainty concept is usually mentioned as it is or as synonymous with
lack of information, ineffective communication, and/or weak feedback. Since no
previous studies have investigated the organisation’s readiness to change in Saudi
Arabia, this study will provide empirical evidence regarding these critical
components.
Purpose: The study aimed to explore how healthcare providers in the Ministry of
Health perceive the ministry’s readiness to change.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional correlational design was used for this study.
Three public hospitals under the Ministry of Health were involved in recruiting 420
healthcare providers using a convenient quota sampling. A personal data sheet and
the organisational readiness for implementing change (ORIC) scale were used for
data collection. ANOVA and t-tests were used to analyze the data.
Results: The total response rate was 70%. The participants in the study perceived
their organisation to be highly ready to change (3.76±0.73). The organisational
readiness to change perceived by nurses (3.86+0.98) was significantly greater than
that perceived by physicians (3.56+0.90) and allied healthcare providers
(3.61+0.92), with a p-value of 0.001. In addition, the organisational readiness to
change was significantly related to the participants’ specialty, age, experience, and
gender (p<0.05).
Conclusion: The findings showed that participants believed that their organisation
was highly ready to change. Participants’ specialty, age, experience, and gender were
significantly related to organisational readiness to change. This study recommends
that leaders need to be proactive in managing changes by assessing the change
readiness in their organisation and setting out plans to prepare the organisation.
context, the uncertainty concept is usually mentioned as it is or as synonymous with
lack of information, ineffective communication, and/or weak feedback. Since no
previous studies have investigated the organisation’s readiness to change in Saudi
Arabia, this study will provide empirical evidence regarding these critical
components.
Purpose: The study aimed to explore how healthcare providers in the Ministry of
Health perceive the ministry’s readiness to change.
Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional correlational design was used for this study.
Three public hospitals under the Ministry of Health were involved in recruiting 420
healthcare providers using a convenient quota sampling. A personal data sheet and
the organisational readiness for implementing change (ORIC) scale were used for
data collection. ANOVA and t-tests were used to analyze the data.
Results: The total response rate was 70%. The participants in the study perceived
their organisation to be highly ready to change (3.76±0.73). The organisational
readiness to change perceived by nurses (3.86+0.98) was significantly greater than
that perceived by physicians (3.56+0.90) and allied healthcare providers
(3.61+0.92), with a p-value of 0.001. In addition, the organisational readiness to
change was significantly related to the participants’ specialty, age, experience, and
gender (p<0.05).
Conclusion: The findings showed that participants believed that their organisation
was highly ready to change. Participants’ specialty, age, experience, and gender were
significantly related to organisational readiness to change. This study recommends
that leaders need to be proactive in managing changes by assessing the change
readiness in their organisation and setting out plans to prepare the organisation.
Creator
Jamilah M Almuqati1
, Mysara Alfaki2, Ahmed Alkarani2
, Mysara Alfaki2, Ahmed Alkarani2
Source
https://doi.org/10.14710/nmjn.v13i1.47311
Date
26 April 2023
Contributor
PERI IRAWAN
Format
PDF
Language
ENGLISH
Type
TEXT
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Citation
Jamilah M Almuqati1
, Mysara Alfaki2, Ahmed Alkarani2, “Health Care Providers’ Perceptions of the Ministry of Health’s Organisational Readiness for Change,” Repository Horizon University Indonesia, accessed February 21, 2026, https://repository.horizon.ac.id/items/show/11174.