IDEAS home Printed from https://ideas.repec.org/a/vrs/poicbe/v18y2024i1p3242-3254n1038.html
   My bibliography  Save this article

Decision-Making in Healthcare. A Bibliometric Exploration

Author

Listed:
  • Olariu Ana Alexandra

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania)

  • Breazu Andreea

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania)

  • Popa Ștefan Cătălin

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania)

  • Popa Cătălina Florentina

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania)

  • Căruceru Nicoleta

    (Bucharest University of Economic Studies, Bucharest, Romania)

Abstract

The dynamic environment in which healthcare systems operate highlights the importance of the decision-making process, especially considering the fact that it influences the quality of services and the well-being of patients. The aim of this research is to examine the conceptual link between the concepts “decision”, “decision making process”, “healthcare”, and “management” and how they interact in the literature. Thus, the research aims to identify common trends and patterns in these areas. The research carries out scientific mapping using a three-stage methodological approach: bibliographic data collection through refined searches in the Web of Science database, data analysis using Biblioshiny, and subsequent bibliometric analysis of the 259 scientific documents collected. The main results of the analyses carried out illustrated an increase in scientific publications over time, especially in 2023, when most academic materials were published. International collaboration is in its infancy, with the US and China leading such collaborations. The theoretical implications are centered around the methodological approach to research in the healthcare field. Regarding the practical implications, the research provides information to decision-makers in the medical sector by identifying current contexts in the lives of organizations, but also to academics, with the research having the role of revealing publication sources and other information of interest to them.

Suggested Citation

  • Olariu Ana Alexandra & Breazu Andreea & Popa Ștefan Cătălin & Popa Cătălina Florentina & Căruceru Nicoleta, 2024. "Decision-Making in Healthcare. A Bibliometric Exploration," Proceedings of the International Conference on Business Excellence, Sciendo, vol. 18(1), pages 3242-3254.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:poicbe:v:18:y:2024:i:1:p:3242-3254:n:1038
    DOI: 10.2478/picbe-2024-0264
    as

    Download full text from publisher

    File URL: https://doi.org/10.2478/picbe-2024-0264
    Download Restriction: no
    File URL: https://libkey.io/10.2478/picbe-2024-0264?utm_source=ideas
    LibKey link: if access is restricted and if your library uses this service, LibKey will redirect you to where you can use your library subscription to access this item
    ---><---

    References listed on IDEAS

    as
    1. Hervé Laroche, 1995. "From Decision to Action in Organizations: Decision-Making as a Social Representation," Organization Science, INFORMS, vol. 6(1), pages 62-75, February.
    2. Albertina Paula Monteiro & Joana Vale & Amélia Silva, 2021. "Factors Determining the Success of Decision Making and Performance of Portuguese Companies," Administrative Sciences, MDPI, vol. 11(4), pages 1-24, October.
    3. Muhamad Taqi & Aam Slamet Rusydiana & Nanik Kustiningsih & Irman Firmansyah, 2021. "Environmental Accounting: A Scientometric using Biblioshiny," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 11(3), pages 369-380.
    4. Ion Popa & Claudiu Cicea & Simona Catalina Stefan & Corina Marinescu & Daniel Botez, 2023. "Bibliometric Analysis of Electrical and Electronic Equipment Production and Consumption in the Context of the Circular Economy," The AMFITEATRU ECONOMIC journal, Academy of Economic Studies - Bucharest, Romania, vol. 25(62), pages 1-63, February.
    5. Lois Orton & Ffion Lloyd-Williams & David Taylor-Robinson & Martin O'Flaherty & Simon Capewell, 2011. "The Use of Research Evidence in Public Health Decision Making Processes: Systematic Review," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 6(7), pages 1-10, July.
    Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)

    Most related items

    These are the items that most often cite the same works as this one and are cited by the same works as this one.
    1. Rafael Araujo Nacimento & Vanessa Theodoro Rezende & Fábio José Muneratti Ortega & Sylvestre Aureliano Carvalho & Marcos Silveira Buckeridge & Augusto Hauber Gameiro & Francisco Palma Rennó, 2024. "Sustainability and Brazilian Agricultural Production: A Bibliometric Analysis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(5), pages 1-24, February.
    2. Coget, Jean-Francois & Haag, Christophe & Gibson, Donald E., 2011. "Anger and fear in decision-making: The case of film directors on set," European Management Journal, Elsevier, vol. 29(6), pages 476-490.
    3. Paula Hooper & Sarah Foster & Billie Giles-Corti, 2019. "A Case Study of a Natural Experiment Bridging the ‘Research into Policy’ and ‘Evidence-Based Policy’ Gap for Active-Living Science," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 16(14), pages 1-14, July.
    4. Busrul Iman & Imam Yuadi & Badri Munir Sukoco & Rudi Purwono & Chih-Chien Hu, 2023. "Mapping Research Trends With Factorial Analysis in Organizational Politics," SAGE Open, , vol. 13(4), pages 21582440231, December.
    5. Nancy Li & Markus Luczak-Roesch & Flavia Donadelli, 2023. "A computational approach to study the gap and barriers between science and policy," Science and Public Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 50(1), pages 15-29.
    6. Cyr, Pascale Renée & Jain, Vageesh & Chalkidou, Kalipso & Ottersen, Trygve & Gopinathan, Unni, 2021. "Evaluations of public health interventions produced by health technology assessment agencies: A mapping review and analysis by type and evidence content," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 125(8), pages 1054-1064.
    7. Michele Franco & Cida Sanches, 2016. "Influence of Emotions on Decision-Making," International Journal of Business and Social Research, MIR Center for Socio-Economic Research, vol. 6(1), pages 40-62, January.
    8. Laure Cabantous & Jean-Pascal Gond, 2011. "Rational Decision Making as Performative Praxis: Explaining Rationality's Éternel Retour," Organization Science, INFORMS, vol. 22(3), pages 573-586, June.
    9. Karl E. Weick & Kathleen M. Sutcliffe & David Obstfeld, 2005. "Organizing and the Process of Sensemaking," Organization Science, INFORMS, vol. 16(4), pages 409-421, August.
    10. Waleed Kalf Al-Zoubi, 2024. "How Sustainable is Environmental Economics? A Review of Research Trends and Implications," International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Econjournals, vol. 14(2), pages 319-334, March.
    11. Matthew Calver, 2016. "Measuring the Appropriate Outcomes for Better Decision-Making: A Framework to Guide the Analysis of Health Policy," CSLS Research Reports 2016-03, Centre for the Study of Living Standards.
    12. Courtney A. Cuthbertson & Don E. Albrecht & Scott Loveridge, 2017. "Rural versus urban perspectives on behavioral health issues and priorities," Community Development, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 48(4), pages 515-526, August.
    13. Patriotta, Gerardo & Spedale, Simona, 2011. "Micro-interaction dynamics in group decision making: Face games, interaction order and boundary work," Scandinavian Journal of Management, Elsevier, vol. 27(4), pages 362-374.
    14. Florence Allard-Poesi, 1998. "Representations And Influence Processes In Groups: Towards A Socio-Cognitive Perspective On Cognition In Organization," Post-Print hal-01490579, HAL.
    15. Heather Munthe‐Kaas & Heid Nøkleby & Sarah Rosenbaum, 2022. "User experiences of structured stakeholder engagement to consider transferability: The TRANSFER approach," Campbell Systematic Reviews, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 18(4), December.
    16. Pierre-Olivier Bédard, 2015. "The Mobilization of Scientific Evidence by Public Policy Analysts," SAGE Open, , vol. 5(3), pages 21582440156, September.
    17. Carlo Dindorf & Eva Bartaguiz & Freya Gassmann & Michael Fröhlich, 2022. "Conceptual Structure and Current Trends in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Deep Learning Research in Sports: A Bibliometric Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(1), pages 1-23, December.
    18. Edwards, Rachael C. & Kneale, Dylan & Stansfield, Claire & Lester, Sarah, 2024. "What are the mechanisms driving the early stages of embedded researcher interventions? A qualitative process evaluation in English local government," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 340(C).
    19. Christelle Bruyere & Nathalie Fabbe-Costes, 2011. "Le pilotage des chaînes multi-acteurs temporaires: une analyse des processus décisionnels," Post-Print hal-03312944, HAL.
    20. Pauline Zardo & Adrian G Barnett & Nicolas Suzor & Tim Cahill, 2018. "Does engagement predict research use? An analysis of The Conversation Annual Survey 2016," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(2), pages 1-21, February.

    Corrections

    All material on this site has been provided by the respective publishers and authors. You can help correct errors and omissions. When requesting a correction, please mention this item's handle: RePEc:vrs:poicbe:v:18:y:2024:i:1:p:3242-3254:n:1038. See general information about how to correct material in RePEc.

    If you have authored this item and are not yet registered with RePEc, we encourage you to do it here. This allows to link your profile to this item. It also allows you to accept potential citations to this item that we are uncertain about.

    If CitEc recognized a bibliographic reference but did not link an item in RePEc to it, you can help with this form .

    If you know of missing items citing this one, you can help us creating those links by adding the relevant references in the same way as above, for each refering item. If you are a registered author of this item, you may also want to check the "citations" tab in your RePEc Author Service profile, as there may be some citations waiting for confirmation.

    For technical questions regarding this item, or to correct its authors, title, abstract, bibliographic or download information, contact: Peter Golla (email available below). General contact details of provider: https://www.sciendo.com .

    Please note that corrections may take a couple of weeks to filter through the various RePEc services.

    IDEAS is a RePEc service. RePEc uses bibliographic data supplied by the respective publishers.