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From leadership research to district action: The impact of good governance on organizational health with the mediating role of organizational accountability: considering the influence of demographic and organizational variables

AI-assisted editorial implementation guide. Proposed district actions are separate from the original authors’ findings and recommendations. Independent peer review of this guide is not asserted.

Evidence and transfer

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Original authors’ abstract, reproduced under the source license:

Background Human resources are the critical element of organizations and serve as the economic engine of countries. Human resources play a crucial role in gaining competitive advantage. This study aimed to examine the impact of good governance on organizational health, with organizational accountability as a mediating factor, among employees of hospitals in Qazvin, Iran. Methods This analytical, applied research used a descriptive design and was conducted in selected hospitals in Qazvin in 2023. Data were collected from hospital staff who evaluated their hospitals’ organizational attributes, including good governance, organizational health, and accountability. Descriptive and inferential statistics were used to analyze the data. Standard questionnaires, including Singh and Jha’s (2018) Organizational Health, Moghimi and Ramazan’s (2011) Good Governance, and Jansen (2001) Organizational Accountability were used for data collection. To analyze the data and test the hypotheses, Pearson correlation coefficients were employed. Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) was employed for data analysis. Results The findings indicated that good governance directly affects organizational health and organizational accountability. Scores for good governance, organizational health, and organizational accountability in Qazvin hospitals were satisfactory. Good governance scores were higher among personnel with fixed shifts, contract staff, those with high school diplomas or lower education, educational groups and married personnel. Conclusion Based on the study results, hospital managers can enhance organizational health by improving governance and accountability. Further nationwide studies on the impact of organizational accountability on organizational health are recommended. To further advance the understanding of organizational health, future research should explore several key avenues.

A 90-day district inquiry

1. Days 1–15 · Appraise. Read the source methods, recruitment, comparator, outcomes and limitations. Record how the study setting differs from your district and which claim the design can support.
2. Days 16–30 · Design. Select one recurring district decision. Publish the decision owner, evidence requirements, consultation process and appeal route; test the process on a bounded low-risk decision. Agree participation, privacy protections, baseline and stopping rules before starting.
3. Days 31–60 · Observe. Collect the pre-agreed measures, keep a log of implementation changes and invite confidential voluntary feedback. Preserve existing support for staff and learners.
4. Days 61–90 · Decide. Track decision time, unresolved objections, documented reasons, appeals and access differences. Review whether the process changes who can participate and who carries the burden. Make a dated decision to stop, revise or extend the inquiry.

Board decision brief

Present the local problem, source setting, evidence limits, intervention, responsible owner, total cost, measured changes and uncertainty. Separate staff perceptions, implementation measures and student learning outcomes.

Attribution and reuse

Taiebeh Taheri; Mohammad Amerzadeh; Ahad Alizadeh; Rohollah Kalhor. The impact of good governance on organizational health with the mediating role of organizational accountability: considering the influence of demographic and organizational variables. BMC Health Services Research (2025-07-02). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-12921-4

Prepared 2026-11-07. Source authorship and DOI are preserved. The abstract and source passages are attributed extracts; this editorial guide is offered under the same CC BY 4.0 license.