Innovation and Human Resources Management in the Health Sector: Systematic Review Study

Abstract

The health sector has been developing technologically at an incredible pace in recent years. While this circumstance increases the importance of the concept of innovation, on the other hand, it causes institutions to change their management approach. The primary purpose of this study is to examine the research conducted within the scope of innovation in the field of human resources management in the health sector. The method of the research is "systematic review" (meta-synthesis). Within the scope of the purpose of the research, inferences were made by analyzing the research conducted with a series of keywords related to the concepts of 'innovation' and 'human resources management' with the criteria determined in the 'Web of Science Core Collection' database. Accordingly, 17 articles were examined in line with the study's inclusion criteria. The articles examined were evaluated according to the criteria determined by the researcher (main findings, including keyword, study subject, year of publication, method used, scale, sample size, science/department in which it was written, type of study). According to the results obtained from the research, it is observed that there is only one study that includes human resources management directly related to the concept of innovation. It was determined that the subjects studied in the articles were generally innovation, human resources or innovation and the health sector. The assessment is that the research results will contribute to new studies on related subjects and healthcare enterprises related to these subjects.