Table 7.
Top-five leadership-, management- and governance-related HPSR priority topics under each sub-theme
| No | Research topics | Score/100 | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Healthcare accountability sub-theme | |||
| 1. | Examine the extent to which the healthcare system is resilient and responsive to societal health problems and needs | 88.3 | 1st |
| 2. | Identify the areas of fraud and theft in healthcare organizations and possible mitigation strategies | 86.7 | 2nd |
| 3. | Identify the key components of an effective accountability framework and its implementation in the healthcare delivery | 81.7 | 3rd |
| 4. | Explore individual and organizational (internal and external) accountabilities in a healthcare organization and how these accountabilities are controlled | 78.3 | 4th |
| 5. | Examine how management decisions are made in the health sectors (transparency, participation, inclusiveness, integrity, accountability) | 80 | 5th |
| 6. | Identify the mechanisms to improve individual and organizational responsibilities | 76.7 | 6th |
| Leadership and management for health sub-theme | |||
| 1. | Examine the implementation of the key leadership and management skills and practices required for effective healthcare delivery | 90 | 1 |
| 2. | Determine, test and examine the impact of a change initiative on the performance of the health sector | 86.7 | 2 |
| 3. | To examine the level of acceptability and implementation of the health sector change initiatives | 85 | 3 |
| 4. | Explore how decision-making, problem-solving and conflict-management practices are implemented in the health sector | 83.3 | 4 |
| 5. | Explore the capacity of healthcare managers in creating partnerships and resource mobilization | 81.7 | 5 |
| 6. | Investigate the capacity of healthcare managers in team building and organizational management (planning, organizing, directing, staffing and controlling) | 78.3 | 6 |
| 7. | Investigate how healthcare organizational culture impacts organizational behaviours, and explore how organizations develop and maintain their culture and behaviour | 73.3 | 7 |
| Social governance for health sub-theme | |||
| 1. | Explore the barriers and the extent of social inclusion for individuals with disability identities and concerning gender | 96.7 | 1st |
| 2. | Investigate how health facilities engage stakeholders (communities, providers, regulators, partners, etc.) | 93.3 | 2nd |
| 3. | Explore how communities perceive and develop trust and confidence in the health sector and identify factors influencing their perceptions | 91.7 | 3rd |
| 4. | Examine and explore the level of social accountability in healthcare organizations and their effect on promoting transparency, responsiveness and accountability is effective | 88.3 | 4th |
| 5. | To identify the existing strategies to promote social accountability and how effective they are in achieving their intended outcomes | 83.3 | 5th |
| Healthcare service and resource governance sub-theme | |||
| 1. | Explore how clinical governance is currently implemented in the health sector and identify factors influencing its effectiveness | 91.7 | 1st |
| 2. | Examine the current information governance framework in the health sector and its effect in ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and availability of health information | 90 | 2nd |
| 3. | Explore how human resource governance is currently structured and implemented in the health sector | 88.3 | 3rd |
| 4. | Examine how governance is currently structured and implemented in the pharmaceutical sector and identify factors influencing its effectiveness | 86.7 | 4th |
| 5. | To investigate how the public–private partnerships in the health sector are implemented and determine their effect in achieving their intended health outcomes | 86.7 | 5th |
| 6. | Identify the health sector’s legal, ethical and moral behaviours and explore how stakeholders perceive and enforce them | 85 | 6th |
| 7. | Identify the challenges faced in financial governance in the health sector and examine how they impact financial management’s transparency, accountability and effectiveness | 83.3 | 7th |
| Health system governance sub-theme | |||
| 1. | How is resource stewardship practised in the healthcare sector, and what factors influence its effectiveness in ensuring the optimal use of resources | 86.7 | 1st |
| 2. | Investigate the level of decentralization in the health sector in a given context, explore how it impacts the accessibility, quality and efficiency of health services | 85 | 2nd |
| 3. | Examine how the healthcare regulation system is currently governed and identify factors that influence its effectiveness in ensuring patient safety and quality of care | 81.7 | 3rd |
| 4. | Examine the level of harmonization and alignment across all levels in the health sectors and explore how it impacts the effectiveness and efficiency of health service delivery | 76.7 | 4th |