مديران حوزه‌ي سلامت؛ تصميم‌گيري اسلامي

Healthcare Managers; Islamic Decision-making

تصميم‌گيري در زندگي شخصي، اجتماعي و سازماني اهميت بسياري دارد و امور فردي و سازماني را تحت تأثير قرار مي‌دهد. در واقع زندگي همه‌ي انسان‌ها زنجيره‌يي از تصميم‌گيري­ها است (1). در اين زمينه، تصميم‌گيري در مديريت‌هاي كلان به‌ويژه در حوزه‌ي سلامت كه با جان و سلامت جسم و روح انسان‌ها سروكار دارد، از اهميت ويژه‌يي برخوردار است.

Decision-making is of paramount importance in personal, social, and organizational life, influencing both personal and organizational affairs. Indeed, all human’s life is a chain of decisions made by him (1). In this regard, decision-making in major managements, particularly in health sector where lives of people as well as physical and spiritual health are involved, is of particular importance. Decisions made by individuals are largely dependent on their beliefs and thoughts, and given the rebellious nature of sensuality, every single person is exposed to the consequences of making wrong decisions. Since the dominance of values and ethical principles can serve as a shield against the sensuality, the dominance will definitely influence decision-making process (2). Considering the complexities associated with personal tendencies, demands, and goals, individuals’ attitudes toward values will always affect their decisions (3). The value-oriented and ethical approach plays a determining role in forming decisions and regulating their processes in a way that failure to respect ethical values in the decision-making process leads to numerous damages to both the individual and society. In this case, the values which are based on a divine culture can optimize the decision-making system and keep it healthy. There is a wide spectrum of attitudes toward value and ethical foundations. At one end of this spectrum, there is Platonic Ethics which looks for ideal perfection, adopting a metaphysical approach to ethics. At the other end of the spectrum, one may see Aristotelian Ethics which follows natural behavior of human beings. The attitude of Islamic communities is based on monotheism and God, including God-orientation, life hereafter, attention to the originality of spirit, as well as liberty in performing value-oriented and ethical practices.