The Effect of Teamwork on Organizational Performance in Ethiopian Healthcare Institutions: The Case of Torhiloch Comprehensive Specialized Hospital
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2022-06
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Addis Ababa University
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The aim of this project work was to see the effect of teamwork on organizational performance of Torhiloch comprehensive specialized hospital. The objective of this project work is to analyze the view point of team members and team Leaders on the effect of teamwork on organizational performance in health care organizations by taking Torhiloch comprehensive specialized hospital as a case organization. The project work adopted descriptive and a cross sectional design with use of both qualitative and quantitative approach with 179 respondents. Descriptive analysis using SPSS was carry through to assess the effect of team work on organization performance. This suggests that when employees are allowed to work in teams with defined roles, specific goals and easy of communication they perform well which is manifested in the overall organizational performance. Conclusions have been deduced that the working approach is at lower level in the study organization. This implies that efficient use of time and resource is not practiced accordingly. As healthcare jobs are basically conducted by teamwork, the hospital requires concentrating on team work and noticing the accomplishment of a fine performing teams so as to accept better team work result.Furthermore, management of Torhiloch comprehensive specialized hospital encourages teamwork, because teamwork has a significant effect on organizational performance.
Key Words: Team, teamwork, performance, organizational performance, TCSH, healthcare, effect, impact