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    The Effect of Internal Organizational Integration on Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Performance: In the Case of Black Lion Hospital
    (Addis Abeba Universty, 2026-10) Abeba Gezahegn; Tariku Jebena (PhD)
    The researcher has been examined the effect of internal organizational integration on pharmaceutical supply chain performance at black lion Hospital. The study focused on three key variables of internal integration: informational integration, resource sharing and organizational relationship linkage. The study used quantitative research approach using descriptive and explanatory research design. The target population consisted is 91 pharmacy professional. The population sixe was small and manageable a census sampling technique was used. The study was used primary data collected using structured questionnaires designed on a five-point Likert scale. The data were analyzed using SPSS version 27 through descriptive statistics, correlation analysis and multiple regression analysis. The summary findings show that internal integration practices exist within the hospital, particularly in terms of information sharing, departmental coordination and organizational linkage. Most of respondents agreed that informational systems and communication tools are in place and that departments often share operational data resource. The hospital performs well in areas such as emergency response, cost reduction, and service delivery. The correlation analysis shows that positive relationship between all three internal integration dimension and supply chain performance. Therefore, regression results showed that only organizational relationship linkage had a statistically significant effect on pharmaceutical supply chain performance. Information integration and resource sharing showed positive but statistically insignificant effects. The model explained 51% of the variation in supply chain performance. The study concluded that organizational relationship linkage is the most important determinant of pharmaceutical supply chain performance at Black Lion specialized Hospital. Strong collaboration, communication and coordination among departments supported significantly to increase pharmaceutical supply chain performance. Thus, the hospital should strengthen interdepartmental relationship, improve information sharing mechanisms, increase resource sharing practices and invest in integrated information systems to further increase pharmaceutics supply chain performance