HOSPITAL WASTE MANAGEMENT PRACTICES: EXPLANATION FROM MEDICAL PERSONNEL
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https://doi.org/10.15282/ijim.11.1.2021.6419Keywords:
Hospital waste, Healthcare waste, Clinical waste, Biomedical waste, Financial impact, Environment impactAbstract
Today, the healthcare industry has become more important with the increasing number of hospitals due to the rise of patients. This signifies the world is facing more critical issues towards hospital waste due to its impact on the environment. The increase of waste generation from the hospital is not only to the environment but to an organisation such as cost of disposal. Current research fails to provide a manager behaviour view on the solution to reduce waste from their organization. Thus, this study explores the current hospital waste practices at the hospital, to examine depth understanding of recycling factor behaviour among medical personnel and the impacts from recycling hospital waste. This study used the semi-structured interview with hospital managers to address The result shows, respondents are willing to recycle hospital waste with factors such as government support, top management involvement through providing training, awareness, knowledge, facilities and incentives. This study will contribute to both bodies of knowledge and practice among hospital managers.
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Bryman, A., & Bell, E. (2015). Business Research Methods. Methods. 4th edition.
Campion, M. A., Palmer, D. K., & Campion, J. E. (1997). A review of structure in the selection interview. Personnel Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1744-6570.1997.tb00709.x
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Gitipour, S., Pour, F. A., & Firouzbakht, S. (2017). Assessment of medical waste in Tehran province hospitals. Journal of Environmental Studies, 42(4), 709–718.
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Hermano, V., & Martín-Cruz, N. (2016). The role of top management involvement in firms performing projects: A dynamic capabilities approach. Journal of Business Research. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2016.01.041
Iyer, E. S., & Kashyap, R. K. (2007). Consumer recycling: role of incentives, information, and social class. Journal of Consumer Behaviour. https://doi.org/10.1002/cb.206
Jain, S., Singhal, S., Jain, N. K., & Bhaskar, K. (2020). Construction and demolition waste recycling: Investigating the role of theory of planned behavior, institutional pressures and environmental consciousness. Journal of Cleaner Production. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.121405
Kassai, B., Glais, F., Grenet, G., Cornu, C., & Nguyen, K. A. (2018). Reducing waste in pediatric clinical research. Therapie, 73(2), 181–184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.therap.2017.11.013
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Manzoor, J., & Sharma, M. (2019). Impact of Biomedical Waste on Environment and Human Health. Environmental Claims Journal, 31(4), 311–334. https://doi.org/10.1080/10406026.2019.1619265
Mekonnen, B., Geremaw, M., & Asefa, A. (2020). Assessment of healthcare waste generation rate and management practice in Assessment of healthcare waste generation rate and management practice in the case of Mizan-Tepi Tepi University Teaching Hospital Southwest , Ethiopia. Intern Res J of Med Scie, 8(1), 1–8.
Muniandy, G., & Anuar, M. M. (2020). Determinants of academicians recycling behaviour. Management Science Letters, 10(7), 1597–1606. https://doi.org/10.5267/j.msl.2019.12.007
Pivetti, M., Melotti, G., Vespa, M., Cappabianca, F., Troilo, F., & Placentino, M. P. (2020). Predicting recycling in Southern Italy: An exploratory study. Resources, Conservation and Recycling. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.104727
Rahman, M. S. (2016). The Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Qualitative and Quantitative Approaches and Methods in Language “Testing and Assessment” Research: A Literature Review. Journal of Education and Learning, 6(1), 102. https://doi.org/10.5539/jel.v6n1p102
Razali, F., Daud, D., Weng-Wai, C., & Anthony Jiram, W. R. (2020). Waste separation at source behaviour among Malaysian households: The Theory of Planned Behaviour with moral norm. Journal of Cleaner Production. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.122025
Roslan, M. H., Habidin, N. F., Zainudin, M. Z., Norazlan, A. N. I., & Abdul Hadji, N. S. (2014). Waste Management Practices and Organization Performance in Malaysian Healthcare Industries. Journal of Applied Science And Research, 2(JANUARY), 14–22.
Schultz, P. W., Oskamp, S., & Mainieri, T. (1995). Who recycles and when? A review of personal and situational factors. Journal of Environmental Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1016/0272-4944(95)90019-5
Sekaran, U. (2003). Research Methods For Business.
Shan, X., Ang, W. L., & Yang, E. H. (2020). Mobile app-aided risks, attitudes, norms, abilities and self-regulation (RANAS) approach for recycling behavioral change in Singapore. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 162(July), 105049. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2020.105049
Sohrab Hossain, M., Ab Rahman, N. N. N., Balakrishnan, V., Puvanesuaran, V. R., Zaidul Islam Sarker, M., & Ab Kadir, M. O. (2013). Infectious risk assessment of unsafe handling practices and management of clinical solid waste. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 10(2), 556–567. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10020556
Strydom, W. F. (2018). Applying the theory of planned behavior to recycling behavior in South Africa. Recycling, 3(3). https://doi.org/10.3390/recycling3030043
Sulaiman, N., Chan, S. W., & Ong, Y. S. (2019). Factors influencing recycling intention among University students. International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering, 8(8), 336–340.
WHO. (2018). WHO | Health-care waste. Retrieved from http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs253/en/
Zhen, J., Xie, Z., & Dong, K. (2021). Impact of IT governance mechanisms on organizational agility and the role of top management support and IT ambidexterity. International Journal of Accounting Information Systems, 100501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.accinf.2021.100501
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